Links for Teens

So you’re on the hunt for your next great read … or you’ve got time to kill … or you’ve got a book report due Monday. Below you’ll find lists of books to help you find your next favorite book!

Best Books for Teens: find good quality fiction and non-fiction for teens here. New lists come out every January.

Quick Picks for Reluctant Teen Readers: Not a big reader? Try these page-turners!

Popular Paperbacks for Teens: Four new categories every year – check out the lists from past years, too!

Alex Awards: Ten books published for adults every year that may appeal to mature teens.

Read-A-Likes: Read all the books your favorite author has written? Can’t wait for the next book in your favorite series? Click to find the next book to sate your appetite!

Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2008: The best of the best for graphic novels by author (.pdf, 15Kb) or title (.pdf, 15Kb)!

Printz Award: These award-winners honor teen books exemplifying literary excellence.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound: Look closer at the world we live in with these books, which include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography, and drama.

We want to know what you think! Don’t forget to fill out a book review  (.pdf, 30Kb) when you’re done and help your fellow teens decide what to read (or what to skip) next!

Teen Book Links

California Department of Education – Recommended Literature

California Department of Education - Recommended Literature: K-12 Awards

Graphic Novels: No Flying No Tights

Anchorage Municipal Libraries: Historical Fiction, an Annotated List of Historical Novels for Children and Teens

Recommended Literature (K-12)   

National Endowment for the Humanities: Summertime Graded Favorites

Young Adult Library Services Association: Booklists and Book Awards

Homework Help

Cliffs Notes  

Houston Public Library Teen Home

Multnomah County Library Teen Outernet
Entertainment, Tech & Games, Books...

The Library of Congress Poetry 180
A poem a day for American High Schools

Internet Public Library Teen Space
Internet Public Library Help with money, dating, research papers