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WFY Booklists
http://www.wiredforyouth.com/books/
These booklists were created by Wired for Youth Librarians at the Austin Public Library. From fantasy to realistic fiction to books under 200 pages - you'll find a book that is right for you. Follow the call number link to see where titles are available. Not all books are available at each branch, but you can request books to be sent to the Library of your choice.
Austin Public Library Teen Book Club
http://www.wiredforyouth.com/bookclub/yaya/
Austin’s own Wired for Youth centers host book discussions for young adults. Book discussions are held twice a month at various Austin Public Library locations. This book club is for youth aged 12-17.
Young Adult Authors That Blog
http://erindowney.livejournal.com/1742.html
Have a favorite author? Check here to see if they have a blog (web log or diary).
Fantastic Fiction
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
This site is great if you want a quick bibliography of your favorite author or need to find out which books go with which series. Over 7,000 authors are featured.
Index to Internet Sites of Authors and Illustrators
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
This is the Internet School Library Media Center’s index to author and illustrator Internet sites. Here you can find a searchable index of authors and illustrators, a comprehensive list of biographies, an online calendar of author/illustrator appearances dates, and online interviews.
Book Divas
http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?p= WEB2EA8UCP6M
So you want to be a Book Diva? The Book Divas online book club is in full swing, and we look forward to having you as a member! Book Divas is all about books -- reading, writing, reviewing, ranting... you get the picture! We give you early access to read and review new books before they're even in stores, and sometimes the authors will stop by to answer your questions. Essentially, a Book Diva is the person friends turn to for recommendations on what they should be reading when they're not reading what's required for classes. Created by Harper Collins Publishers.
Dear Reader: Chapter-A-Day Book Club
http://www.emailbookclub.com/book/suteen.html
Sign up for the teen email book club and every day you’ll receive a 5-minute sample from a book. By the end of the week, you’ll have read 2-3 chapters. And it will let you know if you want to visit your local library to pick up a copy to finish reading!
Harper Collin's First Look Teen
http://www.harperteen.com/firstlook/
Each month, HarperCollins will offer Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs) of great books by fabulous authors that you will have the opportunity to review. Reviewers are selected at random, but you must enter the program to be eligible.
Based on the Book
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/
Based on the Book is a compilation of over 1,100 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. This is the most extensive book to movie booklist known to man.
New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age
http://teenlink.nypl.org/bta1.cfm
Each year NYPL creates a booklist of the best books for teens. It is an eclectic mix of books ranging from non-fiction to fantasy to horror.
Reading Rants!
http://www.readingrants.org
Terrific book lists created using out of the ordinary themes.
Alex Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/ alexawards.cfm
Each year a committee of librarians selects ten adult books that will appeal to young adult readers. Here you can find the current year’s ten selected titles, in addition to the titles selected over the past four years.
Best Books for Young Adults
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/ bestbooksyoung.cfm
This list presents books published in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for young adults 12 to 18. It is a general list of fiction and nonfiction titles selected for their proven or potential appeal to the personal reading tastes of the young adult. Here you can find the lists from 1996 to 2003.
Coretta Scott King Award
http://www.wiredforyouth.com/reading/youth_king.cfm
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually to authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the “American Dream.”
Lone Star Reading List
http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonestar.html
The Lone Star Reading List is a recommended reading list chosen each year for young people in Texas, grades 6-8.
Michael L. Printz Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/ Printz__Michael_L__Award.cfm
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Newbery Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/ newberymedal/newberywinners/medalwinners.htm
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. It was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery.
Popular Paperbacks
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/ popularpaperbacks.cfm
Every year this committee creates several booklists. 2006 booklists include Books That Don’t Make You Blush, Criminal Elements, What Ails You?, and GLBTQ.
Pura Belpré Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/ belpremedal/belprmedal.htm
The Pura Belpré Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Tayshas Reading List
http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/tayshaslists.html
The Tayshas High School Reading List is a list of books chosen each year for young adults in Texas, grades 9-12. Or see the list on the Austin Public Library website (this list is linked to our catalog) http://www.wiredforyouth.com/reading/youth_tays.cfm
What is an eBook? It’s an electronic version of a printed book. eBooks can be viewed online from any computer connected to the Internet. You can preview eBooks for 15 minutes for quick reference, or check them out for 24 hours.
APL’s Net Library
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/d_netl.htm
NetLibrary is a comprehensive collection of online books (eBooks) and resource materials. To access NetLibrary you first have to create an account. It’s free to create an account, but you need an e-mail address. You also need a Library Card.
What is a eZine? Well, it's a magazine, periodical, whatever you want to call it, except that it is online.
- Do Something!
http://www.dosomething.org/
This eZine takes you into this organization that encourages and supports teen involvement in the community.
- New Youth Connections
http://www.youthcomm.org/Publications/NYC.htm
New Youth Connections (or NYC) is a general interest teen magazine written by and for New York City youth.
- Teen Ink
http://www.teenink.com/
Teen Ink is a monthly print magazine, website, and a book series all written by teens for teens. Teen Ink accepts teen submissions that range from poetry, drawing, editorials, and more.
- Teen Voices Online
http://www.teenvoices.com/
This is the online site of Teen Voices Magazine, a print magazine where you can get published! If you're under 18, you can submit your writing, your art, your Web site, or a description of your monthly activism project for publication in Teen Voices. Check out this for more information, and an address where you can submit your original work.
- Yo!
http://www.youthoutlook.org/news/
YO! Youth Outlook is an award-winning literary monthly journal of youth life featuring in-depth reporting pieces and first-person essays, comic strips and poetry pages.
- Youth Radio
http://www.youthradio.org/about/index.shtml
Feel like listening to some radio content created by your peers? Listen to poetry, personal stories, and news ranging from entertainment to politics.
Reviews and Recommendations of Graphic Novels:
No Flying! No Tights! A Website Reviewing Graphic Novels for Teens
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/
This site is exactly what it says in its title: reviews of graphic novels for teens. Created and maintained by librarian Robin Brenner, this site provides brief, informative, and entertaining reviews of GNs that are classified by genre as well as age-appropriateness.
Recommended Graphic Novels at the Austin Public Library:
http://www.wiredforyouth.com/month/oracle/bibliography.cfm
These graphic novels for preteens and teens are available at the Austin Public Library
Graphic Novel Publishers
Other Sites About Comic Books and Graphic Novels:
- All About Comic Books
http://www.comics.com/
OnlineComics.net is one of the largest directories of online comics in existence, offering 2,614 comic listings in 16 categories such as pets and family!
- The Hero Machine
http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heroMachine/classic.asp
Are you a full caped, sword yielding superhero with an eye patch? Or maybe you’re a half masked super-shero with widespread wings and a whip? Visit this site and create your superhero image. You can even save the image, download it, and add it to your own web page or scrapbook of comic heroes!
- The Master List
http://www.the-master-list.com/index.shtml
Looking for a local comic book store? The Master List allows you to search for comic stores by state and city.
- The Museum of Black Superheroes!
http://www.blacksuperhero.com/
This site covers the history of black superheroes throughout the past 100 years, in addition to an exhibit of works featuring black superheroes from various publishers and an image gallery.
- Online Comics
http://www.onlinecomics.net/pages/
On this site you can browse more than 2,215 online comics, in more than 16 different categories, including Action/Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Manga, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi, Romance, and more.
