Reading Lists
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ReaL! @ Your Library, Teen Read Week 2005; Non-Fiction Reading Lists
This year’s theme, “Get Real @ Your Library promotes nonfiction
as a tool for getting young adults to read. Why is it important
to celebrate? For a lot of reasons! Let teens know the possibilities
that exist within the doors of their community public, and within the covers
of books.
It’s Alive @ Your Library, TRW 2004; Horror reading lists
Compiled by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) these lists
include fiction and non-fiction titles written by Stephen King, Truman
Capote, Ray Bradbury, and Robert Cormier; and new titles including Cirque
du Freak by Darren Shan and In the Forests of the Night by Amelia
Atwater-Rhodes. Great Reads!
Slammin’ @ Your Library, TRW 2003; Reading and Poetry Resources
This section of the Teen Reading Web site is a gold mine of information
about poetry. It contains a list of Web sites and articles about poetry
and links to Web pages.
ALA Booklists and Awards
Links to a variety of booklists compiled by YALSA, including:
Alex Awards
Best Books for Young Adults
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Michael L. Printz Award
Outstanding Books for the College Bound Popular Paperback for
Young Adults
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Selected Audio-books
DVDs and Videos
Teen’s Top Ten
Banned Books
Book titles which have been challenged; updated annually by the Intellectual
Freedom Committee of the American Library Association.
California Young Reader Medal
Books that have been nominated by student readers; winning books have
been voted for by California readers and includes young adult titles.
Genrefluent
Genre fiction; annotated science fiction and fantasy booklists.
Golden Ducks Award
Awards which honor excellence in science fiction literature.
Includes “Hal Clements Awards for Young Adults.”
Reading Rants!
Out of the ordinary teen booklists.
See More; Designed for the Sensible Surfer
Booklists for young adults.
Teenreads.com
Includes book reviews, newsletter, polls and monthly contests. Special
feature: “Books Into Movies;” how teens can start their own
bookclub.
Additional Links:
Books for Teens
Diary Stories for Teens
Fantasy Tales for Young Adults
Gay and Lesbian Fiction for Teens
Graphic Novels for Young Adults
Historical Fiction for Young Adults
Leaving a Trace; Teen Journals, Diaries and Poems
