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NoveList Plus Guide: Book Discussion Guides

A guide to NoveList Plus a complete readers' advisory resource for fiction and non-fiction reading. Includes summaries, reviews, book group discussion guides, author read-alikes, and a teaching with books section.

Book Discussion Guides & Book Talks

Book Discussion Guides are "designed to prompt in-depth discussion with a book group, these guides can also be used by readers to expand their own experience of a book. Each includes a brief author biography, a summary, at least seven questions with thoroughly-developed answers, and further reading suggestions.

Book Talks give "short, snappy book descriptions can help you promote books to kids and teens." 

Both are accessible via "Articles & Lists" in the navigation bar along the top of the page.

Both are browsable lists that can be sorted by author or title.  For Book Discussion Guides reading level can be limited to All, Adult, or Teen.  For Book Talks reading level can be limited to All, Teen, or Ages 9-12.

More about Book Discussion Guides

Book Discussion Guides can also be found in the Readers Advisory section of the Professional Tool Box which can be linked to from the navigation bar on the top of the page.

Once you click on the icon you have a more advanced way of navigating the guides.