Book Awards

Alex Awards The top 10 books written for adults that have special appeal to teens, from the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA).

John Newbery Medal The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Michael L. Printz Award Awarded to the best teen book of the year by the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA).

Pura Belpré Award The Belpré Medals honor a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

Quick Picks New books that may appeal to the reluctant reader, Awarded by the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA).

Robert F. Sibert Informational Medal The Sibert Medal honors the author of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year. Awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

Poetry

Favorite Poem Project Favorite Poem Project shows audio and video of people reading their poems. Students of all ages are invited to participate in the project by sharing their poetry.

Fooling with Words Fooling with words is the play of poets. Read the poems, or listen to the poets read their poems, and get inspired!

Glossary of Poetic Terms This site includes a broad range of definitions, phonetic pronunciation, cross references, numerous examples, a wealth of poetic quotations, and writers' guidelines.

Poetry Writing Tips If you need help writing poetry, check out these tips, including help for writer's block and how to avoid cliches.

Teen Link: WordSmiths The New York Public Library has created a page that allows teens to submit their poetry and have it published for a month on the web.

Best Fiction

Best Books for Young Adults YALSA's annual lists of the best books.

Bibliomania Classic novels, and some poetry and reference works online.

Great Books Index An index to the great books in english translation  with links to online editions if available.

TeenRead.com Offers extensive book, author and general information in a fun format.

Teens' Top 10 a list of top teen favorites complied by a task force of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

Best Non-Fiction

The Jefferson Cup Honors a distinguished biography, historical fiction or American history book for young people.

My Own Story This is my own story, autobiographies by African Americans.

NJSL Youth Services Teen Non-Fiction Winners 2005.

Overbooked A resource for readers of non-fiction .

College Preparation

Abacus Educational useful and practical SAT preparation links.

ALA College Bound Information on outstanding books for the college bound.

College Board  101 Great Books recommended for college bound readers.

Great Books 101 Great Books recommended for college bound readers.

How to Study Free study skills, study strategies, and study tips.

Project Gutenberg Makes information, books and other materials available to in a format that is easy to read, use, quote, and search.

Study Beans Helps you decide what you will study, how you will study it, where you are going to go to prepare.

Anime and Manga

Anime Nation Everything you could possibly want to know about anime.

Anime Web Guide Online version of the Anime Pocket Guide.

Comicon Pulse Comics news, opinion, and insight.

No Flying No Tights Great graphic novel review source.

Tokyopop Online How manga is made.You can submit your artwork.

Top-shelf Comix Alternative and underground graphic novels with unique art.

Ultimate Manga Guide Anything and everything you want to know about manga.