General Books/Readers' Advisory Web Links

The Book Report Network
http://www.tbrnetwork.com

Book Reviews
http://childlit.sdsu.edu/reviews/reviews.htm

Bookreporter
http://www.bookreporter.com/index.asp

Books for Understanding
http://aaupnet.org/booksforunderstanding.html

Awards

ALA | Alex Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/alexawards.htm
---The Alex Awards are administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association. They are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.

ALA | Michael L. Printz Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.htm
---The Michael L. Printz Award is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. It is administered by YALSA and given for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

ALA | Margaret A. Edwards Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/margaretedwards.htm
---The Margaret A. Edwards Award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association. It honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, that have been popular over a period of time.

The Hugo Award (Science Fiction Achievement Award)
http://wsfs.org/hugos.html
---The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, is named for Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. It is administered by the World Science Fiction Society and is given for the best science fiction or fantasy works of the previous year.

The Pulitzer Prize
http://www.pulitzer.org
---The Pulitzer Prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer, a journalist and newspaper publisher. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City and is regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism and literary achievements.

The Nobel Prize in Literature
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature
---The Nobel Prize in Literature is named for the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel. It is given annually and regarded as the most prestigious award for literature in the world.

ALA | Newbery Medal
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm
---The Newbery Medal is named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

ALA | Banned Books Week
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm

Banned Books Online
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html

Best Sellers

New York Times Best Seller List
http://www.hawes.com/pastlist.htm

Bestseller Lists 1900-1995
http://www.caderbooks.com/bestintro.html

Best-Seller Lists - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html

USATODAY: Best Selling Books Database
http://asp.usatoday.com/life/books/booksdatabase/default.aspx

Graphic Novels

no flying, no tights - Graphic Novel Reviews
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/index2.html

no flying, no tights - Sidekicks - Graphic Novel Reviews for Kids
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/sidekicks/index.html

no flying, no tights - The Lair - Graphic Novel Reviews
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/lair/index.html

Great Graphic Novels for Teens
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/gn.cfm

Teen Reads

Teenreads.com
http://www.teenreads.com

ALA | Best Books for Young Adults
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.htm

ALA | Outstanding Books for the College Bound
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/outstandingbooks.htm

ALA | Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/popularpaperbacks.htm

ALA | Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/quickpicksreluctant.htm

BPL Teens & Author Series List
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl

YA Authors' Web Sites
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/teen/authors.htm

Juvenile Series and Sequels
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv

Flamingnet Book Reviews
http://flamingnet.com/index.cfm