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Book Reviews
Booklists
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Links to ICPL Catalog
- American Library Association Top Ten
- Community Reading Month 2004: Finding Your Way: Books for Young Adults
- Community Reading Month 2005: Books for Junior High Readers
- Cool Classics
- Edgy Fiction for Teens
- Fantasy Fiction for Young Adults
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Fiction
- Go Global: Summer Reading Program 2006
- If You Liked Harry Potter, Try...
- Mystery and Suspense Fiction for Teens
- Positive Fiction For Teens
- Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
External Links
- American Library Association's Winning Titles for Teens - Alex Awards, Best Books for Young Adults, Margaret A. Edwards Awards, Michael L. Printz Award, Outstanding Books for the College Bound, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Selected Audiobooks, Selected DVDs and Videos, Teens' Top Ten
- Booklists for Young Adults on the Web - Compiled by Maggi Rohde
- Iowa High School Book Award
- Iowa Teen Award
- Reading Rants - Out of the ordinary teen book lists
Links about Reading and Writing
Links about Authors, Books & Reading
- All Things Harry - The end all for info on Harry Potter.
- AuthorYellowPages.com - Entries in this online directory include links to sites maintained by authors and their publishers. There are also links to email newsletter subscription forms. Browsable by author or genre.
- Guys Read - A literacy initiative for boys from Jon Scieszka.
- No Flying No Tights - Graphic novel review site for teens
- Novelist - Find information on authors and books, browse lists of recommended reading and award-winning books, and find new books to read by describing plots that interest you.
- Overbooked - Lots of great reads
- Readerville - Monthly discussion of the best in Young Adult literature, past and present
- Teen Angst - Books presented by The Grouchy Cafe
- TeenReads - Reader surveys, author interviews, book reviews and more
Links about Writing
- Absynthe Muse - International young writers community
- Creative Writing for Teens at About.com - Writing challenges and tips.
- Merlyn's Pen - Fiction, essays and poems by America's teens
- Open Directory of Teen Writing Resources
- Teen Ink - Yearning to get putlished? Check out the online site for this magazine filled with writing, art and more by teens for teens.
- Teenlit.com - Discussion forums on writing and reading, writing tips, contest information and more
- The Scriptorium - "The young writers' resource webzine"
- Young People's Press - "Accepts non-fiction submissions from youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 24. The work can be a feature story, opinion piece, first-person story or profile of a youth making a difference."
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