Teen Picks
Find your next great read! Check out our bookshelves and links to other websites that review teen books.
You love them in print, now you can love them online.
What to Read Next
- Flamingnet Book Reviews - Teens review “Advance Reader Copies” of books that have not yet been published
- Good Reads - A site for tracking the books you have read; good for browsing or sign up to track your books online
- Guys Litwire - A blog with reviews of books that guys would like
- Librarybooklists.org - A mega-site that links to libraries throughout the nation for booklists on multiple topics
- No Flying, No Tights - Reviews graphic novels for teens
- Reading Rants - Out of the ordinary teen booklists
- Teenreads.com - Reviews and author interviews of teen books
- Yalsa Booklists - Librarian created lists of books on multiple topics
- Yournextread.com - Help decide what to read next through this cool visual site
- Wisconsin Book Festival - Local festival held in the fall each year; see authors in person
Awards
- Alex Award - Top ten books written for adults that teens will like
- Coretta Scott King Awards - The best works by African-American authors and illustrators
- Eisner Award - The best Graphic Novel
- Morris Award - The Top novel for teens written by a first time novelist
- Printz Award - The top “literary” teen novel, many great reads
- Teens Top Ten - Every year teens across the U.S. vote for their favorite books
Author Blogs
You love them in print, now you can love them online.
- Libba Bray - The author of the Gemma Bray series
- John Green - The author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Towns, video blogs with his brother Hank
- Maureen Johnson - The hilarious author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Suite Scarlett, and Devilish
- E. Lockhart - The author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and the Boyfriend List claims on her blog, “I write novels for teenagers and I love my job.”
- Scott Westerfeld - The author of Leviathan, Uglies Series and the Midnighters