Books and the Internet: Websites to Know
The following is a list of websites geared towards book lovers.
Each website includes the URL for future reference, as well as a short blurb about it.
1) http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/
This website is specifically geared towards teens and includes author pages and a variety of newsletters you can subscribe to. This site is specific to Random House, so not all teen books or authors will be covered. However, it is a good starting point if you’re looking for something new to read or are interested in a specific author.
2) http://gplteensblog.wordpress.com/
This website is the Goshen Public Library’s blog for teens. A lot of the blog is for teen programs and interesting, random items on the Internet that may interest teens. However, there are also “teen read, teen reviewed” entries, as well as highlights on what new teen books are available at the library.
3) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/yalsa.cfm
This is a site provided by the American Library Association (ALA). There are booklists, both recommended by adults for teens and also by teens for teens. This is a great place to look for booklists, especially if you’re interested in reading books about a specific subject (for example: vampires).
4) http://www.teenreads.com/
This website has a plethora of information on books that are written for teens. This includes (but is not limited to): authors, books, series, books that are also movies, and books that are coming out soon. This site also has a newsletter subscription option.
5) http://books.google.com/
This is not a teen-specific site. However, it has list upon list of books listed by genre. It’s a good browsing site, as you never know what you will be able to find! It also doesn’t include just books, there are magazines and other printed materials available for browsing and also some free downloads.
6) http://www.champaign.org/teenspace/read_watch_listen/good_teen_
books.html
This is another site ran by a library that has many booklists for teen readers. There are male-specific and female-specific lists, as well as genre lists. There are also links to other sites for teen book lovers, as well as teen reviews on books.
7) http://www.champaign.org/teenspace/read_watch_listen/good_teen_
books.html
Cheryl Rainfield is a young adult author who got started by reading and reviewing other people’s work. She also makes a distinction between middle school and high school books when she writes reviews. An interesting feature of this site is that she has a place for writers, also.
8) http://www.booklistonline.com/
?gclid=CPiCoeiDt6ECFRBx5Qod8EKDAQ
This site is also not teen-specific, but it is useful for looking up books and reading reviews of them. There are also links to booklists by genre, as well as booklists according to awards that they have received.
9) http://www.bookspot.com/youngadult.htm
This is a site that not only has booklists and awarded titles for teens but also includes where to buy a variety of books. My personal favorite feature of this site is “Reading Rants,” which shows books for teens that don’t usually show up in regular teen booklists.
10) http://www.shelfari.com/
This is, by far, one of my favorite sites. This is a place for anyone to read and review books. It’s easy-to-use and it allows you, as a reader, to connect to others like you, see what others think about the books you’re reading and allows you to keep track of the books you’re reading and favorite titles/authors. Goshen Public Library has a shelfari at http://www.shelfari.com/o1514604675.
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