NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. Excellent for fiction readers, library staff, teachers and students.
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Key content
For readers:
Articles include Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Annotated Book Lists, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. These features have been developed specifically with NoveList users in mind. Hypertext links from title records also allow the user to go directly to articles or guides that mention the title, as well as to the lists in Explore Fiction or Best Fiction where the titles appear.
For library staff:
The Readers Advisory tab contains training materials, articles written by leaders in the field, and NoveList Notes.
For schools: Material developed specificially for schools are available at the School Resources tab, for all grade levels from pre school to high school.
For primary/intermediate students: NoveList K-8 provides a student-focused interface and a database of young adult, children's and easy titles designed for children in pre-K, elementary or middle schools or your library's children's room. NoveList K-8 uses the same great database engine as NoveList, and a subset of the database records with the same cataloging attention to detail.
In its database NoveList provides full title records of fiction for all ages, including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. The title records include full-text reviews from several journals, including: Booklist, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. In addition to these reviews, there are annotations and summaries, and all of them are searchable.
Search tips
Use the quick search box on the left to search for an author, title, series or keyword.
Search our database Click the links for various ways to search for books, including a plot search and a Boolean search.
Browse lists Use this feature to explore genres or find recommended and award-winning reads.
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