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Current Young Adult Book Award Nominees

http://www.scasl.net/BookAward/yaba.htm
See what books South Carolina media specialists, students, parents, teachers and librarians think are the best. Click on "nominees" to see the books that make this year's short list. Go to "activities" for a summary, related reading and the booktalk.

Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com
Click on "kids" and then "teen books."

Book Reviews by Adam Balutis

http://www.euronet.nl/users/jubo/balutis.html
Reviews from a young adult "reviewer extraordinaire" from the Arlington Public Library in Virginia. From 0- "waste of a tree" to 3- "absolutely amazing", he gives an excellent, honest teen review.

Favorite Teenage Angst Books

http://www.grouchy.com/angst/
Suffering from angst? You're not the only one! Some good reads to help you out.

Teen Link

http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/teen/
Check out "Books for the Teen Age" and other subject guides to books from the New York Public Library.

Graphic Novel Title List

http://www.teencybercenter.org/lists/titles.htm
The "best" graphic novels for young adults. Selected by a young adult librarian for a grant. Good choices.

The Reading Corner

http://www.carr.org/read/YA.htm
Summaries of selected fiction and non-fiction titles. Links to some great websites for YA's.

Reading Rants

http://tln.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html
Out of the ordinary teen booklists. Be sure and use "select a list."

Teen Genreflecting Links

http://www.genrefluent.com/teen.html
Teen books reviewed and great skateboarding links. . . and others.

Teen Hoopla Book Reviews

http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla/reviews/index.html
Read book reviews written by other teens or submit a book review of your own.

Teenreads

http://www.teenreads.com
A cool site. Check out some good reads. Search by genre, author, or feature.

YA Books Central

http://www.yabookscentral.com
YA Books Central tells you about YA books. Submit book reviews and go to the subject list for other great links to authors, sci-fi, horror, and much, much, more.

Yalsa Booklists

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
Best books of the year, quick picks, and award books from the American Library Association.

Young Adult Booklists

http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/read/index.html
Click on "CLP Teen Reads" for subject lists of recommended reading for young adults from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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