CAN IT BE FOR ME?
| C = Cover | Helps you guess what the story is about. Is it worn and ratty? sure sign of a popular and well-loved title. |
| A = Author | Is it an author you know and love? |
| N = Number of pages | Is it long enough for the assignment but not long enough to be daunting. |
| I = Illustrations | Sometimes the fact of whether a title has illustration or not can be important. |
| T = Title | Is the title one that grabs you and makes want to know more? |
| B = Blurb | If the book has a short synopsis or come-on on the jacket or inside, does it grab your attention? |
| E = Excerpt | Open the book and read a few pages for readability, style and reading level. |
| F = First page | Read that opening page to see whether it intrigues you. |
| O = Opinions of Others | Ask your teacher or the librarian about the book. What did they think? |
| R = Reverse of the title page | Is there a summary note with the cataloging information? |
| M = My friends | Have any of your friends read and loved the book? |
| E = Entire book | Look at the binding, paper quality, font size, etc. |
Here are also two tools which may help in finding a good book