Teen Links

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Internet Resources for: Reading

  • Amazon Book Search

  • Barnes & Noble

  • Cool Reads

    A British site designed and run by two teens, with hundreds of cool-reads reviewed by teens.

  • Fantastic Fiction

    Great source for science fiction and fantasy books and authors!

  • Guys Read

    For guys only: find great book suggestions from Jon Scieszka, author of the Time Warp Trio and Math Curse.

  • Internet Public Library Teen Division

    Choose "Books and Writing." Lots of other good links here, too.

  • Open Library

    Over 1 million free, online e-books!

  • Poetry Today Online

    Reviews poetry websites, different types of poems, and the people who write them. Also has a Teen Poetry section and info on poetry contests.

  • Read Print

    A FREE online library of thousands of books for students, teachers and classic literature fans (titles include Dracula, Little Women, The War of the Worlds, and many more!)

  • Reading Rants

    Out of the ordinary, funny book lists, on topics like Riot Grrrls and Gen X-Files.

  • Reads 4 Teens

    Great reads for teens. Write a review, share your thoughts about books you like.

  • See Me 4 Books

    "A place for young adults to say what's hot...and what's not." Send in a review!

  • Teen Buckeye Book Award

    For high school students (or homeschoolers grades 9-12) in Ohio. These were chosen by teens in Ohio to be the best books they've read this year. Nominate your favorites in Jan-March and vote for the winner in Sept.-Nov. Middle schoolers: vote for the grades 6-8 books here.

  • Teen Reads

    Book reviews and author interviews.

  • TeenInk

    Submit your own work to TeenInk magazine and see yourself in print! This site has tons of writing, contests, photos & artwork, all by teens.

  • Teens Top Ten

    Read the nominated books--a printed list is available in the library--and see if your favorites made the list. Vote every October for the new list.

  • Wattpad

    "The best place to share and discover stories" is a cool website for reading original stories in any genre, written by all ages, and a place where you can upload your stories too.