2018 SUMMER READING LIST
6th Grade Book List
Holes by Louis Sachar
Letter from Rifka by Karen Hesse
Crash by Wylie Ender
Number the Stars by Louis Lowry
7th Grade Book List
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Clay Marble by Minfong Ho (Farras Straus Giroux)
8th Grade Book List
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Ann Frank
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Virginia Hamilton
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
AVL provides you with "A World of Information". A collection of information sources to facilitate the information needs of all learners when conducting research. Selected data banks are grouped according to the age appropriateness of the information sources.
Alabama Virtual Library
Books At Bellingrath LMC - Atriuum
This link gives you access to the collection of books at the Bellingrath Middle School Library Media Center. Atriuum is our electronic circulation system used to manage the collection. You may make your selections by writing down the title of the book, the author, and the call number. Then when you visit the LMC, present this information and a member of the LMC staff will assist you in locating your book.
https://library.mps.k12.al.us/opac/bellijhs/index.html#menuHome
For Students Grades 6-8
Fact Monster
A fun information resource designed for kids to research a variety of subjects and topics.
http://factmonster.com/
WONDEROPOLIS
What things do you wonder about? Explore this site to satisfy your "CURIOSITY" about whatever! Let your IMAGINATION lead to DISCOVERY. A daily "wonder of the day" question is posed and you can also submit a question about something you wonder or want to know about. Fun, fun!
http://wonderopolis.org/
ARTS EDGE
This website is a useful resource for teachers and students to connect the arts and other subjects. It provides useful information that promotes integrating the ARTS into a variety of other subjects.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx
PROJECT GUTENBERG
Access to Audio Books ~ FREE online access to some great books!
Looking for a good book? In addition to the e-books in your school's Library Media Center collection, you can access over 56,000 additional titles using this website. Many are classical novels, but they are free! Check it out!
http://gutenberg.org/
Citation Machine
"You must CITE your work- don't PLAGIARIZE!
EASY BIB is a tool to help you create your bibliography for your research projects. Just enter the bibliographic information, the machine does the rest!
http://easybib.com/
NetSmartzKids
NetSmartzKids is a multifaceted website that provides helpful information to promote
"Using the Internet, wisely and responsibly. This link gives you access to
information videos designed for kids, tweens, and teens to learn safe practices.
http://www.nsteens.org/videos
For Teachers & Administrators
Discovery Education 
This website is designed primarily for teachers to access "virtual field trips" and enables access to a multiplicity of virtual resources in all content and elective subject areas, grades K-12. It does have features designed for student and parents as well.
http://discoveryeducation.com/
Book Rags
This website offers a comprehensive collection of resources that supports teaching literature. It has supplemental materials for teaching award winning, best seller, and classical novel. It offers lesson plans, bios, and essays construction, writing, and analysis on thousands of literary works.
http://bookrags.com/
Thinkfinity
This is a website designed for teachers/educators. It offers a multiplicity of information and resources useful for classroom management, developing lesson plans, professional development (webinars), current topics in education, literature and technology.
http://www.thinkfinity.org
Education World
"The Educator's Best Friend". This website gives educators access to information about current school issues; offers samples of a variety of lesson plans in all academic areas, professional development; special features for administrators and links to other great education resources (ex: SchoolNotes.com)
http://www.educationworld.com
Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)
ALEX is sponsored by the Alabama State Dept. of Education. It provides a variety of educational resources for teachers and administrators / educators. It has a blogging community for users to communicate with other Alabama educators, lesson plans, workspace to create your own lesson plans to share, Alabama Course of Study, professional learning and much more.
http://alex.state.al.us
For Parents
Common Sense
This website is a resource designed to keep parents and educators informed on a variety of subjects related to students' use of the internet. It offers up to date information on social networking, reviews for movies, games, books, etc. and helps parents keep aware of the latest information in technology and media.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org
Reference Desk
E Books Bookshelf
Electronic Books 2
Electronic Books 2
Electronic Books 2 offers a collection of reference books and encyclopedias on a variety of subjects including African American, Native American, Hispanic American histories and writers; Reference books on several religions including Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism; Also, a variety of reference resources on the Internet and related topics such as cyberbulling, cyberpredators, identify theft, Internet addiction and more.
Infobase Learning
E Books 3 Capstone Collection
Capstone Ebooks
A collection of nonfictional titles that are informative, interesting, fascinating, and all