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
Teen Ink
Teen Ink is a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums. Students must be age 13-19 to participate, register and/or submit work.
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.
ReaderGirlz
Readergirlz is an online book community celebrating gutsy girls in life and lit. We read, reflect, and reach out. It is led by five critically-acclaimed YA authors—Dia Calhoun (Avielle of Rhia), Lorie Ann Grover (On Pointe), Justina Chen Headley (Girl Overboard), and Mitali Perkins (First Daughter: White House Rules).
Teenreads.com
This site contains great reading recommendations and allows you to put your two cents worth into their Question of the Week surveys.
Favorite Teenage Angstbooks
Contains reviews and recs for angst-filled books about the teenage experience.
Questions? Comments? Please contact us and give us your feedback on our Young Adult site: ya@tscpl.org.