Parent Resources

Links to Booklists for High School Students and Parents

Helpful Links to Booklists for High School Students and Parents

ALA Nonfiction
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2005/nonfiction.htm

The American Library Association website provides several booklists, including one on nonfiction books for teens.

ALAN
http://www.alan-ya.org

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents website provides a comprehensive guide to books and reviews for teenagers.

Nancy J. Keane's All Together Now (ATN) Book Lists http://nancykeane.com/rl/

This site has numerous booklists, where you can search by themes, school subjects, and much more.

Reading Rants 
http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html

This site, developed by a Young Adult librarian in New York City, features out of the ordinary teen booklists. This site also offers book reviews.

Teen Reads List
http://www.slcl.lib.mo.us/teens/teenreads/index.html

This site offers teenagers reviews by other teens and allows them to see what other teens are reading.

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)  Booklists
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/index.html

This site includes Popular Paperbacks, Quick Picks, and Best Books for Young Adults as well as award winners.

Young Adult Booklists
http://www.ipl.org/redirect?item=32197&url=http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/read/teenlists.html

This site offers extensive choices, including lists of fiction and nonfiction titles recommended for teens by staff from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Poetry.org 
http://www.poetry.org

This is a comprehensive website about poetry and poets.

Poetry Slam Incorporated
http://www.poetryslam.com/

This website represents Poetry Slam, Inc., the official organization that manages the international coalition of poetry slams.

The International Library of Poets
http://www.poetry.com/

This website has lists of poetry and poets.