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Teen Reads 
In addition to asking friends and teachers for reading suggestions, why not also use the power of the Internet to find recommended books? The links below will get you started.

Internet Resources

Professional Organizations

Young Adult Library Services (American Library Association) - Several lists of best books for young adults

California Young Reader Medal Lists of books nominated by teens and voted best reads

The National Book Award (Publisher's Weekly) Honors exceptional books written by Americans in four categories including Young People's Literature

California Department of Education Recommended Literature K-Grade 12 Searchable list of state recommended reading

Commercial Sites

Teen Reads A site where teens sound off about the books and issues they care about

Modern Library/100 Best Nonfiction (Random House) Reader's choices for the best nonfiction published in the English language since 1900

Modern Library/100 Best Novels (Random House) Reader's choices for the best novels published in the English language since 1900

Hungry Mind Review(an independent journal) Writers recommend literature for teens

Teen Features (amazon.com) Browse favorite authors or genres

Favorite Teenage Angst Books The name says it all.

Public Library and Librarian Lists

New York Public Library Teen Link Books for the teen age and other links of interest

Girl Power (Flint, Michigan) A slew of strong, sizzling, and hip books about the power of girls as they move toward womanhood.

Booklists for Young Adults on the Web Teen reading/ more teen book lists

Personal Sites

Reading Rants Out of the ordinary teen book lists

Teacher Sites

Booklists on the English Companion website English teacher Jim Burke's site (creator of CATENET, a listserv for English teachers and reading professionals.

 

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