Teen Picks
Find your next great read! Check out our bookshelves and links to other websites that review teen books.
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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