Book Nook

Learning about the Author
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/index.html
Links to all your favorite authors and illustrators.

Novelist
Your Guide to Fiction. A fiction database that provides subject heading
access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles.
It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author
Read-alike. What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks,
and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers
there are Picture Book Extnders and articles on Teaching with fiction.
http://search.epnet.com/cpidlogin.asp?custid=s1102651&ip=yes

PUSH
http://www.thisispush.com/index.htm
Interviews from some cutting edge teen authors and excerpts from
their books.

Teen Lit MySpace Group
http://groups.myspace.com/teenlit
A place for readers and writers of teen fiction to meet! Ask your
favorite author(s) all the questions you ’ve been dying to ask them.

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Recommended Web Sites for Teen Readers

Teen Reads
http://www.teenreads.com/
Get the latest scoop on new books, read up on issues regarding
literature for teens, and learn about your favorite author.

Favorite Teenage Angst Books
http://www.grouchy.com/angst/index.html
Reviews on books covering all sorts of teen-specific subjects. Also
features a message board and links to other great sites.

No Flying, No Tights
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/
Graphic novels reviews, divided by age range and genre. You’ll find
recommendations for manga, superheroes, non-fiction, and more.

Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
http://readingrants.org
Recommended reading for teens. Find a book that’s right for you by
choosing from your favorite genres such as psychological thrillers,
teen vampire fiction, tearjerkers, falling in love for the first time,
biographies, and more.

California Department of Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/
The all-new recommended literature reading list for grades K-12.

YALSA
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
Suggestions from the Young Adult Library Services Association,
including Best Books for Young Adults, Popular Paperbacks for
Young Adults, Outstanding Books for the College Bound, and
Teens’ Top Ten.

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Award Winners

Alex Awards--Best Adult Books for Young Adults
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/alex/

Best Books for Young Adults Awards
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya/

California Young Reader Medal
http://www.cla-net.org/awards/cyrm.php

Margaret A. Edwards Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/
margaretedwards.htm

Michael Printz Award
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz/

Pura Belpre Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/
belpremedal/belprmedal.htm

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/
sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm

Recommended Reads

Fiction
http://www.fresnolibrary.org/teen/bn/fiction.html

Non-Fiction
http://www.fresnolibrary.org/teen/bn/nonfict.html

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