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Book Lists & Reading Recommendations
Beanstack Book Lists
View book lists curated by West Fargo Library staff on Beanstack. New book lists are added frequently. For best results, create a Beanstack account at westfargolibrary.beanstack.org.
A Beanstack account also allows you to track books you have read, write and read book reviews, paricipate in reading and activity challenges and get personalized reading and event recommendations. Learn more at westfargolibrary.beanstack.org.
Novelist
Looking for your next book? Want to find more authors like your favorites? NoveList has all your reading answers. Find books that match your interests, read-alikes for your favorite titles and authors, or ready-made book lists on your favorite genres. With NoveList you'll fill up your to-read list in no time.
Suggestions in the library catalog
When viewing an item in the library catalog, scroll down to "Suggestions and more" to see other books in the same series, read-alike suggestions, ratings and reviews and more.
Book Recommendation Resources for Adults
- 1 Book, 1 Community: Annual community reading program for Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.
- Adult Book Clubs at the Library
- Beanstack: View our book lists, track your reading minutes and participate in challenges.
- Goodreads: Get recommendations, share and read thousands of book reviews.
- LibraryReads: Top ten books recommended by librarians across the United States each month.
- NoveList: Customizable recommendation tool for fiction books.
- Read North Dakota: Find information about North Dakota authors and books about North Dakota.
Reading Recommendation Resources for Kids & Teens
Book Recommendation Resources
- Accelerated Reader (AR) Lookup
- Lexile Look-Ups: Look up the lexile score for a book. Enter the name of your book in the "Quick Book Search" box in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
- NoveList
Award Winners
- Caldecott Medal (Picture Book)
- Newbery Medal
- Notable Children's Books (Selected by the Association for Library Service to Children)
- Sibert Informational Book Medal (Nonfiction)
- (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Medal (Beginning Reader)
- Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (Children select the winners)
- Parents' Choice Award Winners: Books