Teen author, Loretta Ellsworth  celebrated the Big Read with students at both Seaman and Highland Park high schools.
When asked what inspires her novels, she explained that different things trigger different books. She had read her favorite book, ...

Best Books for Young Adults - TSCPL Catalog
Located in the TSCPL Catalog find YALSA books by category along with the Michael L. Printz Young Adult Award books.

Best Books for Young Adults - ALA
American Library Association's lists of best books for YA's back to 1996. You can even nominate a book for the current list. You can also find a list of outstanding books for the college bound at this site.

Favorite Teenage Angstbooks
Contains reviews and recs for angst-filled books about the teenage experience.

Forbidden Library
This site is dedicated to educating the public about why banning books is anti-intellectual and just plain stinky. Isn't it interesting how banned books tend to be really good books? I'd recommend just about every title found on this website!

Guys Read
If you tend to find the books you have to read in your English class all touchy-feely, try out some of the more guy-oriented books recommended on this site.

Teenreads.com
This site contains great reading recommendations and allows you to put your two cents worth into their Question of the Week surveys.

Questions? Comments? Please contact us and give us your feedback on our Young Adult site: ya@tscpl.org.