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Disclaimer
Books
Resources:
ISLMC Children's and Young Adults' Books & Media
Awards
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/awards2.htm (Major book and non-book
awards of interest
to K-12 educators, parents and students.)
American Library Association (ALA) Teen Book Lists
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm (ALA
reviewed and recommended titles for young adult readers.)
American Library Association (ALA) Teen Resources
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm (More teen
book lists from ALA.)
Book Spot
http://www.bookspot.com/youngadult.htm (Resources for young adults
from Book Spot.)
Teen Reads
http://www.teenreads.com
(Excellent source for teen readers.)
Beehive Award Books
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001297.shtml (Literature
Awards: Beehive Award Nominees for Young Adult Books 2003-2004.)
Series Links:
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl
http://www.barbourbooks.com/series/sisters-in-time
Links
Ask Jeeves
http://www.ask.com (Search engine
created with teen users in mind.)
Google
www.google.com (The ultimate search engine.)
Internet Public Library for Teens
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen
(Links to to help with life, school, friends, and work.)
McWane Center
http://www.mcwane.org (Information
of current exhibits in Birmingham.)
Newton BBS
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov
(Department of Energy web site that has an "Ask a Scientist" feature.)
Safe Teens Page
http://www.safeteens.com (This
site provides information on teen safety as well as some cool links.)
Trussville Library Reference Page
http://www.trussvillelibrary.com/reference.htm (Trussville Library's
ultimate resource guide.)
Wired Safety
http://www.wiredsafety.org
(The world's largest Internet safety and help group.)
Yahooligans
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com
(Web site for kids and teens.)
Fun Stuff
Crafts:
Crafts for Kids
http://familycrafts.about.com
(About.com's huge craft resource page.)
Duct Tape Crafts
http://yapp.us/DuctTape.html
(Web site detailing projects done with duct tape.)
Imagination Factory
http://www.kid-at-art.com
(Kid art site.)
Free E-mail services:
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Article explaining how to choose an e-mail provider
http://www.emailaddresses.com/guide_faq.htm (Information about
free email providers and how to select the best one that meets your needs.)
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FreeWebSpace.net
http://www.freewebspace.net
(Searchable guide to free webspace providers.)
Web design:
Dynamic HTML
http://www.dynamicdrive.com
(Site includes hot html codes to copy and paste.)
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Lissa Explains It All http://www.lissaexplains.com
(Lissa's guide to making web pages.)
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WebMonkey for Kids
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/index.html (Introduction
to designing web sites.)
Web Design Tutorial
http://webdesign.about.com (About.com's
guide to html and more.)
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Games, trivia, puzzles, etc. (games are for use at home, not in the public library):
Discovery Education
www.kidzworld.com
(Educational games and brain boosters.)
Kidzworld Fun Site
www.kidzworld.com
(Trivia, games and other fun stuff.)
Kaboose Kids Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/games (Cool game site.)
Disclaimer
Author/Book/Movie Web Sites:
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- Chronicles of Narnia
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia (Disney movie web site.)
Eragon (Paolini, Christopher)
http://www.alagaesia.com (Web site about the Inheritance Trilogy.)
Gary Paulsen
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen (Random House author
site.)
Harry Potter (Rowling, J.K.)
www.harrypotter.com (Warner Brothers site for Harry Potter.)
J.K. Rowling Web Site
www.jkrowling.com (Harry Potter author's web site.)
Lois Lowry
http://www.loislowry.com (Author's web site.)
Lurlene McDaniel
http://www.eclectics.com/lurlenemcdaniel (Author's web site.)
Madeleine L'Engle
http://www.madeleinelengle.com (Author's web site.)
Philip Pullman
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman (Random House author site.)
Robin McKinley
http://www.robinmckinley.com (Fantasy fiction writer's site.)
S.E. Hinton
http://www.sehinton.com (Web site about S.E. Hinton's literature.)
- Additional Author Web
Sites:
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- Stephanie Meyer
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/faq.html#trilogy
Cherie Bennet
http://www.jeffgottesfeld.com
Chris Crutcher http://www.chriscrutcher.com
Mercedes Lackey
http://www.mercedeslackey.com
David Lubar
http://www.davidlubar.com/index.html
Cornelia Funke
http://www.scholastic.com/corneliafunke/bio.htm
Holly Black
http://blackholly.livejournal.com
John Green
http://www.sparksflyup.com/weblog.php
Libra Bray
http://libba-bray.livejournal.com
Meg Cabot
http://www.megcabot.com/diary
Nancy Werlin
http://www.nancywerlin.com
Sarah Dessen
http://writergrl.livejournal.com
Nancy Farmer
http://www.nancyfarmer.net
Gordon Korman
http://www.gordonkorman
Scott Westerfeld
http://scottwesterfeld.com
Education/College
Resources
College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/splash (This site provides information
on colleges.)
Student Corner
http://www.tenet.edu/students/college.html (Information for
prospective college students.)
Teen Ink
http://www.teenink.com/Resources/SchoolR.html (Information for teens
about colleges and much more.)
Do you have questions for
the Young Adult Librarian?
Send an e-mail to
Mrs. Laura at
ledge@bham.lib.al.us
or call 205-655-2022 and ask
for the Young Adult Department.
Disclaimer:
These sites are designed for students grade six and up.
Since teens develop and mature at different levels, the library does not
necessarily recommend that all teens visit all sites. We urge parents to visit
these pages and discuss these sites with their teens. These web sites are
in no way sponsored by the Trussville Public Library. Opinions expressed
on any of these sites do not necessarily reflect those of library staff members.
Please direct any
questions or comments regarding web page content to
Valerie Baker (web
designer) at
vbaker@bham.lib.al.us.
