The New Jersey Youth Services Book Evaluation Website is not as complex as a library catalog; rather, it is a convenient way to access reviews written by local New Jersey librarians. We urge you to consult other professional resources as part of your research for any potential acquisition, including professional library journals, library vendor’s websites, and database sources.

The opinions of reviewers, and the reviews posted through this site, in no way express the views of any of the New Jersey Regional Library Cooperatives or of the New Jersey State Library.

Search Tips

To search by other than Title, Author, Meeting Date, or Rating use Keyword.

Reviewer Type: Search only librarian or student reviews. Use "all" to search all reviews.

Search by Title: Omit "a," "an," or "the" from the book title for better results.

Search by Author: Last name, First name works best; if not, try searching Last Name only.

Search by Keyword: A SIMPLE, one-word search for a significant term that would appear in this record (that you can't find by using any of the other search options).

• For example, a search for "Kunzel" would return all reviews by this reviewer, all books by this author, and all book titles that include this word.
• For example, a search for "picture" would return all reviews of picture books, all book titles that include this word, and all review text that includes this word.
• For example, a search for "Grade 3" would return all books checked by the reviewer as appropriate for that grade, and all review text that includes this phrase as it appears exactly.
• Searching is case-sensitive, so please use proper capitalization and spelling for best results.