Children's and Teen's Book Authors & Illustrators Index http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm This site by Dr. Inez Ramsey is a great place to look for resources on your favorite authors.

Dear America http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/index.htm This site also includes the "My Name Is America" and "Royal Diaries" series.

Dr. Seuss's Seussville http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/

Favorite Teenage Angstbooks: Welcome! http://www.grouchy.com/angst/ One person's views on YA (Young Adult) literature

GUYS READ! http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/guysread/jon.html This site is by Jon Scieszka, author of The Stinky Cheese Man and the Time Warp series. (His last name is pronounced "Chesska.") And yes, cool guys do read!

Harry Potter http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp

Lemony Snicket http://www.lemonysnicket.com/ The author of the "Series of Unfortunate Events" books offers this Web site. If you're looking for a pleasant way to pass the time, skip this wretched site.

Multnomah County (OR) Library Outernet: Books and Writing http://www.multcolib.org/outer/books.html Links to teen reading, writing, and publishing sites from one of the best libraries in the country.

no flying, no tights -- graphic novel reviews for teens http://www.noflyingnotights.com/ If you like comics, you'll like these.

Peep Research http://www.millikin.edu/staley/fluff/peep_research.html Yup, these are the Peeps you're thinking of--the marshmallow ones--doing research in a university library. Other Peep research can be found at http://www.peepresearch.org.

Reader's Robot http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html A reader's advisory service that searches not only traditonally but by appeal, helping you figure out just what kind of book you're looking for.

Reading Rants http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/ Reviews; includes a list of books for boys.

Redwall/Brian Jacques Home Page http://www.islandnet.com/~qnd/dave/jacques.html (The author's last name is pronounced "Jakes".)

TeenReads http://www.teenreads.com

Adbooks--Young Adult Literature http://www.geocities.com/adbooks An e-mail forum for all readers of teen literature

ALAN Review http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN The ALAN Review is a publication of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN), a part of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

Vandergrift's YA Literature Page http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/index.html Kay Vandergrift has created a special resource for teens and those who work with them.

Virtual YA: Public Libraries with YA Web Pages http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/virtual.html by Tracey Freestone

YALSA (ALA Young Adult Library Services Association) http://www.ala.org/yalsa/ See their book lists at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/index.html

Young Adult Librarian's Help/Homepage http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

Young Adult Literature: Middle & Secondary English-Language Arts http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/yalit.htm by Dr. Inez Ramsey of James Madison University

 Beth O'Connell is a school librarian in Prince William County, Virginia.

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