This page of the Young Adult Literature site contains web sites chosen by students of LS 504 - Young Adult Literature for their usefullness to Young Adults (kids).

	Young Adult Web Sites for Young Adults (Kid's Sites!)

700+ Great Sites:
Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites
for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them.

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/
Compiled by the Children and Technology Committee of the ALSC, this site has links to sites for kids including history, science, biographies, authors and illustrators. Kids can also "connect" with their Questions and Answers. There are also links for parents and teachers. These links are well-organized into subcategories, so it is easy to "click and go." (KG)

American Library Association's 1998 Best Books List

http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/low/ala1998best.htm
This site presents an annotated bibliography of the annual list of books compiled by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association consists of fiction and nonfiction appropriate for young adults ages 12 to 18. Selected on the basis of each book's proven or potential appeal and value to young adults, the titles, published from late 1996 through 1997, span a variety of subjects as well as a broad range of reading levels. (KB)

Ann Connor Brimer Award

http://rs6000.nshpl.library.ns.ca/child_lit/acbrimer.htm
In 1990 the Nova Scotia Library Association established the Ann Connor Brimer Award for writers residing in Atlantic Canada who have made an outstanding contribution to children's literature. (MB)

Annenberg/CPB Projects: Learning Online: Exhibits Collection

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
he Annenberg/CPB Projects Exhibits Collection is an effort to extend the original Multimedia Collection through the new technologies offered by the World Wide Web and the Internet. Our goal is to provide high quality interactive learning experiences across the many subjects in our Multimedia Collection. The collection includes presentations including the following: Medical Ethics, Russia, Literature, Statistics, Volcanoes, and the Middle Ages. (ALA Notable Children Web Site Winner) (JJ)

Ask An Expret

http://www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert/
A wonderful site for students, teachers, and prents to get answers to any question from experts in the field. "Ask an Expert" is a directory of links to people who have volunteered their time to answer questions and webpages that provide information. A useful site to have when those tough homework questions come up and youdon't know the answer.(LM)

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13/
A fantastic site for students to access information on any subject area at any level. The site is well organized and has hundreds of resources and links to help answer any question. (LM)

Classroom Connect

http://www.classroom.net/
A companion site to the print source Classroom Connect. Teachers and students can use this site as a search engine or a link resource to educational materials. Lesson plans are available for teachers on a variety of topics. (LM)

Connections

http://www-dept.usm.edu/%7econnect/connec.html
The project brings together eighth grade students and English majors seeking secondary education certification. They share both young adult novels and original writing experiences. This page showcases a sample of things created during the past few years under this project. (JH)

Cool Sites for Kids

http://www.ala.org/alsc/children.links.html
Excellent site for good links to sites for children and youth on just about any subject. This is a great resource for student research of for students to visit just for fun. (BS)

Consumer Education for Teens

http://www.wa.gov/ago/youth/
A wonderful site about consumer education created by teens for a teen audience. Students can check out links such as: Are 10 CD's for a penny really worth it? How much should you pay for a car? There are places where teens can seek advice and file a complaint. This site really teaches consumer awareness on a hip level. (AL)

The Education and Career Center @ petersons.com

http://www.petersons.com/
Peterson's information covers US accredited elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional degree programs, study abroad, executive management programs, distance learning, financial aid, internships, summer programs, and career information. (AL)

Favorite Teenage Angst Books

http://www.echonyc.com/~cafephrk/angstbooks.html
This site offers insightful reviews of books for young adults, categorized by themes and issues, including "Out of Bounds", "Healing", and "Creativity". Written by a sassy Amazon.com reviewer, the annotations have personality and kick! She also provides . . . angstfullinks with YA authors like Judy Blume, Rob Thomas, Daniel Hayes, and an interview with Robert Cormier. (KB & KG)

Gay and Lesbian Characters and Themes in Children's Books

http://www.armory.com/~web/gaybooks.html
An annotated bibliography of young adult books that deal with gay and lesbian issues. Conveniently, they have also incorporated a judgement on how these books handle certain issues. A helpful tool for expanding the existing heterosexually based canon of YA literature into an all-encompassing genre. (KB)

Genreflecting

http://www.mancon.com./genre/
Diana Tixier Herald, author of Teen Genreflecting, maintains this site where she provides links to book reviews, bibliographies and booklists, and "Books of the Week." The "Quick Picks" link allows kids to "have their say" regarding books that have been nominated for ALA's quick picks lists. Other links include "Cool Books for a Hot Summer" and "Nathan's List Of Graphic Novels." (JM)

Hungry Mind Review: An Independent Book Review
Literature for Teens: Writers' Recommendations

http://www.bookwire.com/hmr/review/recom.html
On this site recognized authors and writers share the books that they would recommend to teenagers today, as well as the books that influenced them the most as adults. (KB)

IPL (Internet Public Library): Teen Division

http://www.ipl.org/teen/
The IPL has evaluated, selected, and organized materials on different topics keeping in mind the needs of young people. On this page, topics range from "A Plus Paper Writing" to "Dating and Stuff". On the Youth Page, there are links for Reading, Science, Math, Fun Stuff, etc. This is a wonderful source not only for students, but also for teachers, librarians, and media specialists. (BS)

Kidlink

http://www.kidlink.org/
Kidlink is a non-profit grassroots organization aimed at getting as many youth through the age 15 as possible involved in a global dialog. Kidlink has activities in English, French, German, Hebrew, Icelandic, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Makedonian, Turkish, and Nordic languages (Scandinavian language gateway). (BS)

Kids Connect

http://www.ala.org/ICONN/AskKC.html
This is an online question and answer referral service for K to 12 students who are looking for information on the net for a school report. The site promises to get back to the student with the requested informatin within two school days. (BS)

Kid's Place!

http://www.sna.com/saclib/kids.htm#Teen
A compendium of sites for the teen in all of us, including "hot links" and "cool sites". (BS)

The New Library in the Sky

http://www.nwrel.org/sky2/
This sit has over 6,300 links to some of the best educational resources on the Internet. The Library in the Sky guides teachers, students, parents, librarians, and members of the community on their journeys through cyberspace. (JJ)

Library Land: Resources for Librarians

http://ansernet.rcls.org/libland/
An excellent resource for teachers, librarians, and students. Many different categories help link user to a wide range of information from censorship to weather. (LM)

Middle School Cybrary

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617/
A monstrous online library that is suitable for any middle schooler. The site links to: math, social studies, science, world historu, US history, literature, and Civil War. The links are child-safe and offer no objectionalbe material. This cybrary is one of the best in navigation and scope. (AL)

The Mighty Pen Online Magazine Home Page

http://pages.prodigy.com/FL/coolie/coolie.html
The Mighty Pen is an online magazine is made by and for young adult writers. It features poems, short stories, essays, articles, concert, music, movie, and book reviews, accomanied by graphics and pictures, plus more. To subscribe or submit work, e-mail HCNM68C@PRODIGY.COM. We meet on the teens bbs on prodigy under books/writing under the YWA subjects. The Mighty Pen is the official magazine of the Young Writers' Association. (JH)

nationalgeographic.com/kids

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
National Geographic quality on the web. Students and teachers will find the information helpful, interesting, and fun. (LM)

The Outernet: Multnomah County Library's Teen Space

http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/outer/index.html
This wonderful website with outstanding graphics contains areas such as education (links to college information), entertainment and recreation (book reviews, movies . . .), virtual voyager (virtually explore Washington,DC), technology and reality bytes (e.g. summer jobs). (SF)

Research It!

http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
Terrific site for reference information. Webster's Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus and Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus, CIA Factbook, Bartlett's Quotations, zip code information and much more can be accessed through this site. A wonderful took for all middle and high school students. (LM)

School Librarian Links

http://www.flatland.com/~cyberian/
This is an all-in-one resource guide for school librarians and teachers. Just click on a category and find links to websites that have information about children's books, teacher and media specialist resources, parent resources, journal articles and more! (KG)

The Soda Pop Review

http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~dgill/
Our mission is simple: to publish information about Young Adult literature. We want to increase the enjoyment and awareness of YA as an important literature by reviewing the most memorable (and forgettable) publications in the field. (JH)

Techno Teen

http://www.technoteen.com/teen/
Nick Gray maintains and attractive, comprehensive, and cool place for and by teens. It contains: fact for the day, jokes, movie reviews, advice column, chat rooms, on-line magazine, keypals, polls on teen thoughts and advertisements (his sponsors provide the funding for the site). (SF)

Teen Hoopla: An Internet Guide for Teens

http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla/main.html
This resource for teenagers includes a place for submitting a book review and recommending a web site as well as links to subjects including: life, internet, homework, arts and entertainment, books, comics and authors, sports, library sites and activism. Once the topic is chosen, the links abound! (SF)

Teens

http://teenweb.lornet.com/teens.htm
The name says it all! A cool site for teens featuring: a chat room, penpals, question of the month, annoying things your parents do, and sites for ladies and guys. The site is extremely appealing for young audiences with lots of graphics and quick-time movies. (AL)

Television News Archive at Vanderbilt University

http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
Online database provides indexed US television newscasts datig from 1968. Students can browse the archives for a particular topic or event. Each entry encludes a summary of the broadcast as well as the commercials that were shown. (AL)

Virtual Renaissance: A journey through time

http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/VirtualRen.html
This site contains a complete unit of instruction utilizing Virtual Renaissance. Aligns with Illinois State Learning Goals and incorporates engaged learning best practices. An integrated and articulated learning site based on the Renaissance. Great site! (JJ)

Yahooligans

http://www.yahooligans.com/
A search engine to help students find information that is appropriate for children of all ages on any topic. The format is very user friendly. The viewer can be guided within the site to help them locate the information they are trying to find. (LM)

YAHOO: Young Adult

http://www.yahoo.com/text/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Genres/Young_Adult/
This site presents a compendium of sites which provide YA book reviews, author biographies, reading lists, and magazine information. (KG)

Young Adult Literature

http://home1.gte.net/patem/yalit/
This web page was created as a result of a project performed in March of 1996 by Michael Pate, Media Specialist at Eastside Elementary School, and Jim Rhodes, Instructional Resource Specialist at Polk Community College, as part of LIS 6565, Books and Related Materials for Young Adults, a course taught by Dr. Marilyn H. K. Stauffer and offered by the School of Library and Information Science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida. It consists of references to web pages, newsgroups, and mailing lists. Also below is a set of sites which link to this page, many of which also have links that may be of interest. (MER)

Young Adult Literature Resources

http://destiny.esd105.wednet.edu/WestValley/JH/
A compendium of web sites where you can go to find reviews of young adult books, read about authors, and share your thoughts about a title. (MER)

Young Adult Reading

http://www.spruceridge.com/reading/

• This site features reading material suitable for teenagers.
• All books on the lists have been used in a middle years Language Arts class.
• Some of the books are marked with a caution due to contents of a graphic nature. (JH)

If you have any questions concerning the School Library Media Program at Western Maryland College, please contact Dr. Ramona Kerby at rkerby@ns1.wmdc.edu.

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This site was developed and is maintained by Margaret E. Runkle for
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Last update - 16 May, 1998