Read and Rant: Reading and Publishing Book Reviews Online

Shows a man climbing a high stack of booksUse these web sites to find reviews:

 

YA Books Central

 

No Flying No Tights (for graphic novels) 

 

Harper Teen

 

Book Divas

 

On a sheet of loose-leaf paper, list the following information for each review:

  • the website it came from
  • the title and author of the book
  • the name of the reviewer

Then answer the following questions:

  • Did any of the reviews make you want to read the book?  Why or why not?
  • What did all of the reviews have in common?
  • List the elements you think a book review has to have.  Then explain what you think makes a good book review. 
When you're done with this go back to Content for the next step.

 

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