you can use these for your students to contact authors (or their people). It was suggested that students tweet their reviews of the authors' books to them.
This is a great blog with contributions by many famous non-fiction authors (for kids). This particular entry by author Loreen Leedy does a nice job of explaining pinterest.
Summer program with Kate Messner and other authors. 2013 Runs from June 24-August 12 Hone your own writing skills, which you can later share with students.
Although these are resources for one book provided by the author, she includes some tools that would work with any book. I really like her grid of reading response options-- downloadable.
Are you a bookworm? If so, take an adventure with Booker T. Worm. Write your favorite author, play a trivia game, or complete word scrambles based on you favorite books. Find out about the latest, most popular books, too!
This blog, started by two New York moms, reviews many children's books. They are searchable by title, author, reading level, and more. Their rating system is a bit different than many other (such as levels of humor)
This includes a link to available books that is updated constantly. John Norton receives the books from publishers and authors. It is mailed to you for free, with expectation that you will write a review for publication within a reasonable amount of time. You get to keep the book.