Picturing Books: A Web Site About Picture Books
Denise I. Matulka, author of Picture This: Picture Books for Young Adults, has put together a very useful site about different styles of Picture Books. There is also a great resource link to other Children's literature sites.
Readers' Services Page
From the Rochester Hills Public Library lists Reviews, Awards, Reading Groups, Reading Lists, Genre Fiction, Young Adults and Audio Books information.
Reading Matters: Books for Young People
Frequently updated book review site featuring family-oriented fiction for children and teens. Noteworthy for its user-friendly navigation, reviews are indexed by author and by title, with a "bookchooser" that asks readers a series of questions, then recommends novels based on the answers.
The Romance Reader
There are thousand of reviews of romance titles and their authors.
SparkNotes Study Guides
From Barnes and Noble, these free study aids written for students by Harvard students and graduates specializing in different topics. There are now over 1.6 million SparkNotes literature guides are in print covering subjects from the Classics, Biographies, History, Philosophy, the Sciences, Economics and more. Check out useful the Reference Tools too.
Special Lists and Features for Youth
Links to the American Library Association (ALA) list of "interviews, articles on topics of interest to youth librarians, essays by children's book authors, bibliographies, Top 10 genre lists and Read-alikes book suggestions are also part of the Books for Youth section".
Stellar Awards
The Stellar Award is B.C.'s new Teen Readers' Choice Award. From November to April, teens can read, review, discuss and rank their favourite nominees.
Teen Books and Reading
From the Mercer County, New Jersey website with links to great lists for teens with links to mysteries, fantasy, comics, sports, survival, historical fiction, horror books.
Teen Issues and Challenges
Check out the bibliographies on issues such as Drinking and Driving Bibliography for Teens in Grades 9-12, Divorce Bibliography for Kids in Grades 3-6. There is also information on issues related to Relationship Violence as well as War and Conflict. These lists have been created by Dr. Jami, a former director of two public libraries in the United States. She is currently a a school library media specialist at Barron Collier High School in Naples, Florida and an adjunct instructor of educational media at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale.
Teen Reading
The annual Teen Read Week (USA) in October has now lead to a Teen Reading webpage providing a focal point for year-round efforts to get older kids involved in reading outside the classroom. Organized by The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.
Teenreads.com
Reviews of books for young adults, profiles of popular authors, and a forum in which to discuss it all.
Teens@Amazon.com.
Lists the latest books and audio recommendations for teens from Amazon.com's expert editors and celebrated authors. The titles are divided by subject and includes links to the Teens Essential Bookshelf.
Viewpoint: on Books for Young Adults
Quarterly publication that deals with young adult fiction bringing together writers and readers of this genre. Part of the University of Melbourne Australia and has excellent links to Australian young adult writers and other children's literature sites worldwide.
Waterboro Public Library's Booklists for Young Adults
From the Waterboro, Maine, Public Library, this site provides an annotated directory of online library-created booklists for Young Adults. Also links to Children's and Adult booklists sites created by the Library.
What Comes Next: Children's & Teen Fiction Series
Burnaby Public Library has created this PDF site of Children's and Teen Fiction Series. You can search by author, series title or book title but does not include uncatalogued paperback series.
YA Books in Series and Sequels
Need to find the next book in the series you're reading? This page lists titles of series for teens arranged by series title and by author. This site is mantained by Maria Levetzow of the Bettendorf Public Library.
YALSA Teen Booklists and Book Awards
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)'s annual lists of the best books and other media for Young Adults.
Young Adult Books By or About Native Americans
Reviews of several fiction and non-fiction books about Native Americans. This is not necessarily a recommended reading list, as the site includes good and bad reviews.
Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels
You can click on the letters to browse alphabetical lists of Young Adult authors or series name as well as using the Search Box. An excellent and useful site from the Bettendorf Public Library Teens' Page.
Young Adult Literature
Great site by Chris Perry which includes recent articles and issues of interest to teens as well as links to other sites related to literature for teens.
Young Adult Literature : Secondary English-Language Arts
Provides a multitude of literature related links to support the curriculum in English and Language Arts for K-12 educators from YA Authors, Reluctant Readers, YA Bibliographies and Critical Reviews sites plus many more. Part of the Internet School Library Media Center.
Young Reader's Choice Awards (YRCA)
Established in 1940 to promote reading for enjoyment. Chosen by the children and young adults of Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, from books published 3 years previously, and nominated by librarians, teachers, students and others. There is an Intermediate Division for Grades 7 to 9 & a Senior Division for Grades 10 to 12.
Denise I. Matulka, author of Picture This: Picture Books for Young Adults, has put together a very useful site about different styles of Picture Books. There is also a great resource link to other Children's literature sites.
Readers' Services Page
From the Rochester Hills Public Library lists Reviews, Awards, Reading Groups, Reading Lists, Genre Fiction, Young Adults and Audio Books information.
Reading Matters: Books for Young People
Frequently updated book review site featuring family-oriented fiction for children and teens. Noteworthy for its user-friendly navigation, reviews are indexed by author and by title, with a "bookchooser" that asks readers a series of questions, then recommends novels based on the answers.
The Romance Reader
There are thousand of reviews of romance titles and their authors.
SparkNotes Study Guides
From Barnes and Noble, these free study aids written for students by Harvard students and graduates specializing in different topics. There are now over 1.6 million SparkNotes literature guides are in print covering subjects from the Classics, Biographies, History, Philosophy, the Sciences, Economics and more. Check out useful the Reference Tools too.
Special Lists and Features for Youth
Links to the American Library Association (ALA) list of "interviews, articles on topics of interest to youth librarians, essays by children's book authors, bibliographies, Top 10 genre lists and Read-alikes book suggestions are also part of the Books for Youth section".
Stellar Awards
The Stellar Award is B.C.'s new Teen Readers' Choice Award. From November to April, teens can read, review, discuss and rank their favourite nominees.
Teen Books and Reading
From the Mercer County, New Jersey website with links to great lists for teens with links to mysteries, fantasy, comics, sports, survival, historical fiction, horror books.
Teen Issues and Challenges
Check out the bibliographies on issues such as Drinking and Driving Bibliography for Teens in Grades 9-12, Divorce Bibliography for Kids in Grades 3-6. There is also information on issues related to Relationship Violence as well as War and Conflict. These lists have been created by Dr. Jami, a former director of two public libraries in the United States. She is currently a a school library media specialist at Barron Collier High School in Naples, Florida and an adjunct instructor of educational media at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale.
Teen Reading
The annual Teen Read Week (USA) in October has now lead to a Teen Reading webpage providing a focal point for year-round efforts to get older kids involved in reading outside the classroom. Organized by The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.
Teenreads.com
Reviews of books for young adults, profiles of popular authors, and a forum in which to discuss it all.
Teens@Amazon.com.
Lists the latest books and audio recommendations for teens from Amazon.com's expert editors and celebrated authors. The titles are divided by subject and includes links to the Teens Essential Bookshelf.
Viewpoint: on Books for Young Adults
Quarterly publication that deals with young adult fiction bringing together writers and readers of this genre. Part of the University of Melbourne Australia and has excellent links to Australian young adult writers and other children's literature sites worldwide.
Waterboro Public Library's Booklists for Young Adults
From the Waterboro, Maine, Public Library, this site provides an annotated directory of online library-created booklists for Young Adults. Also links to Children's and Adult booklists sites created by the Library.
What Comes Next: Children's & Teen Fiction Series
Burnaby Public Library has created this PDF site of Children's and Teen Fiction Series. You can search by author, series title or book title but does not include uncatalogued paperback series.
YA Books in Series and Sequels
Need to find the next book in the series you're reading? This page lists titles of series for teens arranged by series title and by author. This site is mantained by Maria Levetzow of the Bettendorf Public Library.
YALSA Teen Booklists and Book Awards
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)'s annual lists of the best books and other media for Young Adults.
Young Adult Books By or About Native Americans
Reviews of several fiction and non-fiction books about Native Americans. This is not necessarily a recommended reading list, as the site includes good and bad reviews.
Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels
You can click on the letters to browse alphabetical lists of Young Adult authors or series name as well as using the Search Box. An excellent and useful site from the Bettendorf Public Library Teens' Page.
Young Adult Literature
Great site by Chris Perry which includes recent articles and issues of interest to teens as well as links to other sites related to literature for teens.
Young Adult Literature : Secondary English-Language Arts
Provides a multitude of literature related links to support the curriculum in English and Language Arts for K-12 educators from YA Authors, Reluctant Readers, YA Bibliographies and Critical Reviews sites plus many more. Part of the Internet School Library Media Center.
Young Reader's Choice Awards (YRCA)
Established in 1940 to promote reading for enjoyment. Chosen by the children and young adults of Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, from books published 3 years previously, and nominated by librarians, teachers, students and others. There is an Intermediate Division for Grades 7 to 9 & a Senior Division for Grades 10 to 12.
Books & Awards
Achuka Teenage/Young Adult Teen Reading
Achuka Children's Book UK's site for information on the latest books for teens and provides information on other UK children's literature and authors.
The Alex Awards
The 1999 Alex Awards honours the top 10 adult books for teenagers published during a calendar year. Part of a five-year project cosponsored by Booklist and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
Amelia Bloomer Project
The Amelia Bloomer Project of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association has created bibliographies of "inspiring feminist books published within the past 18 months for young readers from birth to age 18 memorializes the legacy of nineteenth-century feminist activist Amelia Bloomer".
AwardWeb: Collections of Literary Award Information
Book award links cover general U.S. literary, mystery, and children's as well as the national prizes for Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Booklists for Young Adults on the Web
Maggi Rohde, a librarian in Michigan, compiled this list from the many YA related web pages created by librarians, educators and others serving young adults.
CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award
This is an annual award given to an author of an outstanding English language Canadian book that appeals to young adults between the ages of 13 and 18. Selected by the Canadian Library Association.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Young Adult Booklists
There are over two dozen briefly annotated lists of suggested reading for teens including biographies, poetry, self-help, and fiction on such topics as death and dying, faith, mental illness, various family relationships, gender issues, war, travel, and more.
Children's and Young Adult Books With Interracial Themes
Includes recommended lists of fiction and non-fiction books for children and young adults and provides author information.
cool-reads
From the United Kingdom, this site lists books for 10-15 year old readers by 10-15 year old reviewers. Also divided by Subject categories from biographies, mystery, adventures, romance, fantasy, the supernatural and more. You can" send in your own reviews or comments. Play book games and quizzes, or join the cool-talk discussion forum." Site designed and run by teenagers Chris and Tim.
A Critical Bibliography of North American Indians for K-12
A comprehensive annotated bibliography of material about North American First Nations. Organized by regional area and labeled for age appropriateness.
Fantasy Finder
Provides links, book reviews, author information, magazines on Science Fiction and Fantasy titles for Adults and Young Adults.
Favorite Teenage Angst Books
Lots of book reviews and links to other angst-friendly sites.
Flamingnet Book Reviews
Created by Gary Cassel and his dad, this " website is for students between 8 and 16 years old, their parents, grandparents, and teachers, who are looking for books to recommend to or buy for their children, grandchildren, or students. They have listed current and even classic books that this age group may find interesting and enjoyable".
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Themes
Provides links to bibliographies focusing on these issues for teens and children. From the Multi-Cultural Children's Literature site maintained by Frank Rogers.
Historical Fiction
An annotated list of historical fiction for children and teens from 38,000 BC to the 1900s created by the Anchorage Municipal Libraries.
How Novel!
This is a unique online searchable resource produced by the Saskatoon Public Library that brings together information on Canadian fiction written for young adults aged 12 - 18.
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
This is one of the largest sites to catalog works of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror for Adults and Young Adults. Hosted by the The Cushing Library Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection and Institute for Scientific Computation at Texas A&M University.
Library Q
A comprehensive list of recommended books for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth.
The Locus Index to Science Fiction
Comprehensive but difficult to navigate list of science fiction for all ages from 1984 to present. Also includes an index to science fiction awards.
The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
An annual award begun in Year 2000 presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
This list is "intended as a tool for a variety of audiences--college bound students, educators, librarians, and parents. There are five sections: fiction, biography, nonfiction, drama, and poetry." They also link to other Web sites about the author and/or title if available. The list is revised every five years by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association.
Picture Books For Older Readers: Not Just for Toddlers Anymore
Monroe County Public Library, Indiana's booklist of Picture books not just for toddlers.