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Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Book Lists [http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/]       
One of Ms. Sciuto's favorite book review sites. I'm always finding a new treasure! The reviews are honest and fun to read.

• Bare Bones:
Honest Fiction about Weight and Eating Disorders

• Boy Meets Book:
Best Boy Reads

• Closet Club:
Gay Fiction for Teens

• Deadheads and Mosh-pits:
Books about being in a band

• Fanging Around:
Teen Vampire Fiction with Bite!

• Gen-X Files:
Sci-Fi/Fantasy for the Non-Sci-Fi/Fantasy Teen Reader

• "Gods and Monsters":
Teen fiction that deals with spiritual issues

• Inquiring Minds Want to Know:
Unusual Biographies for Teens

• Nail Biters:
Teen Psychological Thrillers

• Reality Bites!
Non-fiction about teens, for teens

• Riot Grrrl!
Best Riot Grrrrl Reads!

• Short Cuts:
Teen Short Story Collections You Might Actually Want to Read

• The Silver Pentacle:
Wicca, Witches and Witchcraft in Teen Fiction

• Graphic Fantastic:
Great Graphic Reads for Teens

 • Slacker Fiction:
20-Something Reads for Older Teens!

• Stoned:
Druggie Fiction for the Teenaged Masses

• Teen Tearjerkers:
Stories that will make you sniff

• Jen's Top Ten Books of ALL TIME

• Virgin Run: Books About Falling in Love and First Times for Teens

• Word UP! Poetry both by and for Teenagers

•  Historical Fiction for Hipsters:
Stories from the past that won't make you snore

• The Coolest Classics You Never Even Heard Of!

  www.guysread.com



 

Teen Reads    Info and features about your favorite authors, books, series and characters. Talk online with other teens about your fave books --- and find the hippest new titles!            

 

 

BookSpot.com is a directory site that simplifies the search for the best book-related content on the Internet. Sites are organized into intuitive categories such as bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news, author interviews, discussion groups, first chapters, books online and more. Have fun exploring!

Favorite Teenage Angst Books suggests books by theme including sex & love, fitting in, mixed-up families, journeys, awakenings, pressure, and out-of-bounds. [http://www.grouchy.com/angst/]

Arts & Letters Daily provides news and reviews including philosophy, aestehtics, literature, language, ideas, criticism, culture, history, music, art, trends, and disputes. [http://www.aldaily.com]

Book Browser's Reading Lists provide terrific ways to let a book you've liked lead you to another with features that include "Series & Sequels", "If You Like...Try"; "Place and Time"; "Best of..." and more. [http://www.bookbrowser.com/ReadingList/index.html#If]

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature   (Don't let the title discourage you. There's lots of good stuff here for you.)  You can narrow your search by age of reader; setting; genre; historical period; gender of protagonist; ethnicity/nationality and more.

Help Me Find a Book is user-friendly for grades K-8. Students choose their grade level, category, fiction or nonfiction and up to five topics to retrieve an annotated list of reading choices.


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