There are several ways to find trade reviews for children's and young adult books. I recommend starting by searching Rod Library's holdings:
Go to the Rod Library home page (www.library.uni.edu) and search for the title of your book (in quotation marks) and the word review. For example, to find reviews for Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, I typed in “merci suarez changes gears” review.
If the title of your book is one common word, like Draw by Raúl Colón, you may want to include the author’s name: draw raul colon review
Look for search results that have (Children’s review) and/or (Book review) in their title. To get to the review, use the "Full Text Available" link to navigate to the selected database. You may need to log in with your CatID if you’re off-campus.
Need help? Contact us at library@uni.edu.
Links & Files
- Three Ways to Find Book Reviews for Youth Books (local Google Doc) Opens in new window
- School Library Journal (UNI Rod Library subscription) Opens in new window
- Horn Book Magazine (UNI Rod Library subscription) Opens in new window
- Booklist (UNI Rod Library subscription) Opens in new window
- Kirkus Reviews (UNI Rod Library subscription) Opens in new window
- Voice of Youth Advocates / VOYA (UNI Rod Library subscription) Opens in new window
- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (UNI Rod Library subscription) Opens in new window
- Journal of Children's Literature (UNI Rod Library subscription) Opens in new window
