Young Adult Literature Web Resources Books and Boys
Boys Blogging Books http://www.boysbloggingbooks.blogspot.com/
6 guys, ranging in age from 12 to 18 blog about books they all liked.
Boys Rule Boys Read http://jaja-cas.blogspot.com/
Guy’s Read by Jon Scieszka: A Literary Initiative for Boys
http://www.guysread.com/
Keene, Nancy. YA Books for Boys
http://nancykeane.com/rl/478.htm
Keene, Nancy. Humorous YA Books for Boys
http://nancykeane.com/rl/477.htm
Anderson, Max. Books for Boys Blog
http://booksandboys.blogspot.com/
Top Books for Boys from the UK
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article1794683.ece
Alan Review: 50 Books for Boys
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/fall94/Baines.htmlGraphic Novels
For ongoing good articles and reviews of graphic novels, manga and anime, check VOYA and look for articles by Kat Kan.ALA: Great Graphic Novels for Teens
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/gn.cfm
Comic Books for Young Adults by Michael Lavin
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comics/pages/
Graphic Novels in Libraries by Steve Miller. Looks like content from 2002
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/gnlib/index.html
Librarians Guide to Anime and Manga by Gilles Poitras
http://www.koyagi.com/Libguide.html
No Flying No Tights by Robin Brenner
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/
About.com: Graphic novels, articles
http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/graphicnovelscomics/
Reading Online: Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies
http://www.readingonline.org/newliteracies/jaal/11-02_column/
Scholastic: Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom
http://www.scholastic.com/graphix/Scholastic_BoneDiscussion.pdfBattle of the Books Web Sites
The Alaska Association of School Librarians
http://www.akla.org/akasl/bb/bbhome.html
The Wisconsin Educational Media Association
http://viking.bwsd.k12.wi.us/LIBRARY/libbattlebooks.html
Suffolk County Library
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/bb/
Battle of the Books Home
http://www.battleofthebooks.com/Reading Resources
ABC News : Reading Lists from Good Morning America
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/
Dear Reader : Read a chapter in your email
http://www.dearreader.com/
Internet School Library Media Center: Young Adult Lit Resources
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/yalit.htm
Kidder Lit First lines from books for kids. See also, Twitterlit for older readers.
http://www.kidderlit.com/
Manchester Public Library: What to Read Next
http://library.ci.manchester.ct.us/ra/readnext.html
NCTE Guideline: A Student’s right to read (censorship)
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/cens/107616.htm
Rohde, Maggie: Links to all types of book lists
http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/lls/library/kids/kids_readinglists.html
Seminole County Graded Reading Lists
http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/lls/library/kids/kids_grade.html
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/cyalr_index.html
Teaching Books Author Name Pronunciation
http://www.teachingbooks.net/pronunciations.cgi
Listen to audio clip of the author saying their name and commenting.
University of Wisconsin: Young Adult Lit resources
http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/subjects/childlit.htm
Vandergrift’s Young Adult Lit Page
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/index.html
Young Adult and Kids Books Central
http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/
Young Adult Literature Reading Resources
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/youngadultreadingres.htmBlogs of Interest
ACPL Mock Printz http://acplmockprintz.wordpress.com/
Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana sponsors this blog that reviews and comments on potential Printz Award winners.
Bookshelves of Doom
http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/
Bildungsroman http://slayground.livejournal.com/
Kristen Tracy’s Website.. also known as Little Willow.
Bookburger: Feeding Hungry Readers, Kieran Scott http://bookburger.typepad.com/bookburger/2006/06/between_the_bun_1.html
Author internviews, book reviews, commentary, and links
A Chair, A Fireplace and A Tea Cozy – Liz B.
http://yzocaet.blogspot.com/
Cynsations: Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Blog http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/
Author interviews, reviews, links, and more.
E. Lockhart’s Blog http://www.theboyfriendlist.com/
Links, video, reviews, comments.
Gail Giles http://notjazz.livejournal.com/
Gail comments on books and life
Goddess of YA Lit – Teri Lesesne One of the best!
http://www.professornana.com/index.htm
John Green’s Weblog http://www.sparksflyup.com/weblog.php
John comments about books, life and writing. Also check out Nerdfighters, where John and his brother Hank, interact, for want of a better word. http://nerdfighters.ning.com/?p=82
Readergirlz http://www.readergirlz.com/issue.html
Author interviews by authors. Fun, fresh and good music while you read.
Richie’s Picks – Richie Partington
http://www.richiespicks.com/
YA Books Central. Kimberly Pauley’s site http://www.yabookscentral.com/
Book reviews, author interviews, industry news, links. Started out as part of the Mining Co. that turned into About.com.
YA Fresh -- Kelly Para and Tina Ferraro. Lots of interviews with other authors. Also has an extensive list of links to other blogs! Way more than listed here.
http://yafresh.blogspot.com/Collective Sites
Authors for Teens – Great list of links!
http://www.authors4teens.com/links.asp
Authors on the Web
http://www.authorsontheweb.com/
Candlewick
http://www.candlewick.com/authill.asp?b=Author&pg=1&m=biolist&pix=n
Harcourt Author Interviews: Audio
http://www.harcourtbooks.com/AuthorInterviews/default.asp#audio
Hyperion Authors
http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/authors/index.asp
ISLMC List of YA authors
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
SimonSays (Simon and Schuster)
http://www.simonsays.com/content/feature.cfm?sid=807&feature_id=1989
Teen Reads
http://www.teenreads.com/authors/index.aspMiscellaneous
Good Reads. http://www.goodreads.com/
Create an online bookshelf. Social networking for readers. Free.
Library Thing: Catalog your books online. A free account allows you to catalog up to 200 books. $25 for a lifetime account or $10 a year.
http://www.librarything.com/
NEA: 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/50multibooks.html
Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/
Blog and share your books. Free.
Teacher Tube
http://www.teachertube.comCreated and Copyrighted Winter 2007-08 by Patti Tjomsland
Part of a BER seminar
Updated Fall 2008