Booklists
Top Ten Young Adult Books 2007
Top Ten Young Adult Books 2006
Know a Good Book
Dedicated to the Joy of Reading
Yahoo Authors for Young Adults
Find pages on favorite authors like Lois Duncan, Francesca Lia Block, and
Judy Blume.
YALSA Booklists and Award Winners
Get great reading ideas from the "Popular Paperbacks for
Young Adults" and "Best Books for Young Adults" lists.
Book Sites
Reading Rants
out of the ordinary teen book lists on every topic featuring out of the
ordinary booklists for teens. An an interactive blog, where teens can respond
to Jen’s reviews and write their own.
Join the Online Book Club
Monday-Friday, receive an email with a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you’ll have read 2-3 chapters.
Reader's Club
This public library site offers book reviews by teens and for teens.
Teenreads.com
THE online place for teens to discuss their favorite
books and find the hottest new titles
No Flying No Tights
graphic novel reviews for teens
Favorite Teenage Angst Books
Want a good book about teen love, peer pressure, or fitting in? Try this
site. Read teen reviews and recommendations for casual reading. Check out "Cool Bits" and "Links" for more great teen sites.
Fabulous Fiction
If you're not really into reading for fun, this site's for you. Two 13-year-old boys have created this award-winning website offering great books to read for teens.
Readerville
Step into a website that takes you into the realm of reading. Everything you need to know or share about books is here. Registration is required to discuss in the forums and schedule events.
Grammar
Big Dog's Grammar
This site offers a list of the bare essentials of grammar. These are the things
that English teachers love to comment on in your papers. Big Dog will help you
with the little things, like commas and fragments, when writing your papers.
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Use this site to help answer your questions concerning proper English
grammar and punctuation. Easy to use, with links to other helpful sites for
writers.
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Writing
APlus Research and Writing for High
School and College Students
An extensive online guide to writing a research paper. Follows a step by step
process from finding a topic, gathering information, preparing to write and then
writing and revising your paper. Also available to be downloaded.
Diary Project, The
The Diary Project is a site where teens can share their innermost secrets and feelings with honesty, openness and connectedness, anonymously. You'll meet new friends from other countries and cultures who will acknowledge and understand your feelings as a teenager.
Merlyn's Pen
Teen authors share their thoughts on art, life, and being published (or not being published). Read both humorous and serious short essays by teen writers.
Motivating Moments
"Motivational quotes for teens submitted by teens."
Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
Designed for students and others who want (or need) to
improve their writing skills, this guide covers the
process of writing from the thinking and planning stages
to the finished product. Research, style, structure, and
mechanics are all covered in this comprehensive guide.
Poynter's High School Journalism Guide
A collection of articles about writing for and editing high school newspapers. Topics include writing editorials, ethics and diversity, visual journalism, and legal issues. Also includes links to related sites. From the Poynter Institute.
Style Manuals
Citing Sources,
Guide to Library Research
This guide gives examples of how to cite a specific source using the format the
APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian style guides. Included are examples for
electronic books, online magazines, and Web pages.
Electronic Reference Formats
Site offers guidelines for electronic citations. Keep current with the latest information for citing all your electronic sources, including E-mail, web sites, electronic databases, etc.
MLA Style
This site offers an authoritative explanation of MLA style
and includes the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers for high school and
college students.
Style Manuals
Based on Harnack and Kleppinger's
Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources, this site gives examples
for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE.
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