Teen Zone

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Online resources

More than 500,000 current and historical photographs and graphics and audio files can be searched by date, place and subject. Hundreds of photographs are added to the archive daily. For more information, check out the AP Images tutorial.

Ask Here PA is a live online interactive reference service, available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ask Here PA combines the speed and convenience of the internet with the information savvy of experienced reference librarians.

Test Preparation

Applying to college is overwhelming for most high school students especially when it comes time to take the SAT or ACT to help students prepare for these exams and boost their test taking confidence Learning Express Library offers a complete online test preparation program, that includes complete full-length timed practice tests- with answer explanations, self-paced tutorials and targeted writing practice. Students also have the opportunity to write multiple essays on-line and have them scored within seconds of completing them.

Online academic and career practice tests. Areas covered include academic, basic skills, civil service, cosmetology, EMS, firefighter, GED, law enforcement, military, postal services, real estate, SATs, and U.S. citizenship. Test score report includes explanation of right and wrong answers.

Live homework help for 4th through 12th grades, everyday from 3-10 pm.

Full text coverage provided for 300 general interest and current events magazines updated daily.

Full text coverage for more than 2000 popular magazines and journals. Also includes many reference books, photographs and maps.

Websites

An electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University.

Cool Works

Summer jobs, winter jobs & careers at national parks, ski resorts, cruise lines, camps or dude ranches.

Read over 90 comics here every day, including Dilbert and Doonesbury.

"Where creative teens rule." Artwork, poetry, fiction, games, plus contests for you to enter.

Info and message boards about Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman comics, Vertigo Comics such as Sandman and the Books of Magic, plus content from MAD Magazine, and more!

gURL

gURL is both a magazine and an online community, and offers free email as well.

Imagine provides insights, information, and solid counseling to young, motivated readers. Published five times a year by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth.

No flying, no tights for teens

Graphic novel reviews for teens.

A place where girls can make their voices heard online by sharing their opinions and stories anonymously with other girls. On the site, they can review the latest products and media or share their love letters and love poems. One of its most popular features is the Speak Out section, which polls girls about their opinions on everything from the latest movies to everyday issues, such as school, relationships and navigating adolescence.

Summer Jobs and seasonal employment.

Teen writing, art and photos.

Teen Newsweek

TeenReads.com

TeensHealth

teens4hire

If you are a teen (14+) looking for a full-time, part-time, summer or vocational job, register now to create your profile, search jobs, and apply online to jobs of your choice. It's FREE!

Information about adolescents and their issues including relationships, sexuality, and pregnancy. Sponsored by Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

A magazine for deaf and hard-of-hearing teens.