Teen Reading

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Book Seer

Looking for your next great book? Just enter a title or an author and click on "What Should I Read Next" to get a list of more good book.

Banned Books

A directory of links to books and resources about banned and challenged books.

ALA | Teen Reading | Get Active @ Your Library

“This year Teen Read Week has two co-chairs who play for the Major League Soccer Association. Kevin Hartman plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chris Armas plays for the Chicago Fire. Also, Teen Chair, World Champion Figure Skater Kimmie Meissner. Visit YALSA's Recommended Wrestling Reading and Viewing for Teens. or Check out Teens' Top Ten where teens choose the winners!

Best Books for Young Adults

You can find lists of recommended titles from previous years, or you can nominate your favorite book for the 2004 award.

YALSA - Booklists and Book Awards

Each of the sections on this page includes information on an award or list, a nomination form (when available), and links to current and previous award winners or lists of titles.

Quick Picks

These lists, selected to appeal especially to reluctant young adult readers, include the best and most popular books of each year since 1997.

Guys Read

Guys Read was created to help boys find stuff they like to read. Get started by checking out recommendations from other GUYS READ visitors or go as GUY what he thinks you might like to read.

Book Bait

Book Bait is a nice little list of recommended reading for teens. Books are grouped into these categories: Contemporary Life • Fantasy and Science Fiction • Historical Fiction • Sports • Humor • Adventure • Mystery and Suspense • Nonfiction.

Books for the Teen Age

The TeenLink site highlights selected titles from 2003 Books for the Teen Age, prepared each year by the New York Public Library. You can send for a free copy of the complete list if your local library does not have it available.

More Books

More good books from TeenLink and the New York Public Library.

PUSH

"PUSH is dedicated to new authors and new voices. These writers tell it like it really is. No preaching. No false endings. No stereotypes or contrivance. Just an honest dose of reality. These books are funny, observant, heartbreaking, and heartstopping. Just like life."

Fat Books for Sophisticated Teen Readers

"These books cover a variety of subjects. .... They are not all "classics" by any means. Some are just fun. The main thing that they have in common is that they are all long (fat books)."

Amazon's Teens

Find all the top-selling and hot new titles, read reviews, or submit your own reviews.

Best Books for Young Adults

"These books offer a balance in reading level, interest level, and types of fiction."

Fantastic Fantasy for Teens

Teenspace: Urban Legends and Scary Stories

Good ideas for some creepy reads.

This is a list of fantasy books representing several reading levels and interest levels.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound

The Salt Lake County Library has compiled this list of the "best of the best" from the American Library Association's list of books it considers to be "outstanding" for those pursuing formal higher education or for those who just wish to be better educated. The fiction books on this list have appeared on the Outstanding Books for the College Bound Lists four times or more. Non-fiction, plays, and biographies have appeared six times or more. Titles with an * have appeared on all ten lists. These books are not solely classics, nor are they the best sellers. They will not get a reader into college, but they can make that reader a more educated, well read person.

Reading Rants

"Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists ... for those of you teens out there who need a good read, but are wondering if there's life after Judy Blume and Brian Jacques."

Teenreads.com

Teenreads.com brings teens info and features about their favorite authors, books, series and characters. The site has book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more with readers every week. Teenreads.com is THE place online for teens to talk about their fave books --- and find the hippest new titles!

IPL Teenspace

This site has lots of ideas for what to read plus much more. Other sections include Arts & Entertainment, College & Career, Computers & Internet, Dating & Stuff, Health, Homework Help, Issues & Conflicts, Money Matters, Sports, and Style. Or go directly to the Booklists.

AlexLit

If you use the "recommender" to rate books you've read, it'll suggest other books that you will probably like. You can download stories from the site to read on your computer! You'll need to get a library card (for which you need an email address), but it's free or very inexpensive. Books tend to focus on science fiction, fantasy, and classics.

Bibliography Central

A gateway to a variety of bibliographies and booklists of interest to teens. Some of the booklists are written by teens, others are devoted to particular topics.

Graphic Novels

"Tired of Superman? How about trying something new?"

Visual Search on Athena

Get ideas from El Dorado High School's library catalog. Subjects in the visual search include horror books, books that have been made into movies, and books for teens who think they don't like to read (but might be surprised to find they do!).

Meet the Author

This site has nearly 800 video clips of authors speaking about their works.

Meet Authors and Illustrators

"Each month, Children's Literature pays a brief visit to an author or illustrator in [a] printed newsletter. Some of these items are excerpts from longer interviews. [The website] publishes both brief and longer interviews.... In addition, the interviews are often be accompanied by reviews of the author or illustrator's books from our extensive database. Scanned graphics or clip art are included when available."

Bibliography Central

A gateway to a variety of bibliographies and booklists of interest to teens. Some of the booklists are written by teens, others are devoted to particular topics.

Graphic Novels

"Tired of Superman? How about trying something new?"

Books Reviewed by Teens for Teens from the St. Louis County Library

Besides giving you ideas for something new to read, these reviews provide examples of what to include in a book review.

Academy of Achievement: Recommended Books

"Discover which books made a difference in the early lives of the most eminent achievers of our times. Here, in their own words, are the answers to the question, "What book did you read when you were young that most influenced your life?" The answers reflect the wonderfully varied power of books, and remind us of some neglected classics and other works we may want to take into our own lives. "

Visual Search on Athena

Get ideas from El Dorado High School's library catalog. Subjects in the visual search include horror books, books that have been made into movies, and books for teens who think they don't like to read (but might be surprised to find they do!).