Reading

Armadillo magazine online book reviews LoveReading4Kids - get exerts from the newest books as well as recommendations Cool Reads - Lots of categories and over 2500 book reviews written by 10 -15 year olds The Ultimate Teen Reading List - Over 300 recommended books [|Teenreads] [|Ultimate Teen Book Guide] [|Reading Rants] - Out of the Ordinary Teen booklists [|Achuka] - The Chock-Full, Eyes-Peeled, Independent Children's Books Site. [|Channel 4 Bookbox]- A website which puts you in touch with your favorite authors and their books, plus lots of games and quizzes. [|Book Trust] - Recommendation for children's books. [|Mrs Mad's Book-o-Rama] - All the best books for children and young adults, parents, teachers and librarians, with reviews and ratings, games, stories and jokes. [|Reading Matters] - For intelligent young readers who are keen to choose their own books.

Find an Author
[|Wikipedia Children's Authors] [|Google Directory - Children's Literature] [|KidsRead.com] [|Authors and Illustrators on the Web] [|HarperCollins Authors] [|Kids at Random House] [|Bloomsbury] [|Fairrosa] [|Puffin] [|Scholastic] [|Yahoo Directory - Children's Authors]

Book Awards
 = = [|Carnegie Medal] - Shadowing site with the Postroom for comments on the books. C[|lick here to get to our page] [|Costa Book Awards] - Includes a category for children's books. [|Red House Children's Book Award]- The only children's book prize decided by the readers. [|Book Trust Teenage Prize] - recognises the best contemporary teenage fiction aimed at 13-16s.

Book Events
[|World Book Day] - usually beginning of March. [|Children's Book Week] - Usually beginning of October. [|National Poetry Day] - October Top

Books on the web
Pr[|oject Gutenberg] - The largest library on downloadable texts. [|Internet Piblic Library online texts]- links to sites with complete texts [|International children's digital Library] [|Just one more book!] Book podcasts AudioOwl - free downloadable audio books

Online Book Groups
[|Spinebreakers] [|Bookheads]- Tell the world about yourself and the books you enjoy!!! Find out about books recommended by other teenagers and top celebs from tv, entertainment and sport!!! [|BookTrustEd] - Loads of ideas

Personal Study Suggestions
= = Start by looking at Doon's [|Librarything] page recommendations. If there is nothing there, then have a look at some of these: [|Book Seer] Makes suggestions based on what you have just read. Try it! [|Bebo Authors] [|Ask Chris] - Looking for an inspirational read? Ask Chris what you should read next? or try [|Gnooks] for a different approach. Put in your favorite author and see what happens. [|Book Divas] - the leading online book club for young adult and college readers. [|Which Book?]- Enter your preferences and see their suggestions. [|Reader2Reader] - share opinions about books - what you loved, what you hated and what you got stuck on. [|Grouchy.com] - Favorite teenage angst books [|Scottish Authors] [|TES Talking to Authors] [|NovelGuide] [|BBC Big Read] [|Higher Contemporary English Literature] [|Bibliomania] - Free texts and study guides [|Internet Public Library Literature pages]

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