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Check out the GVPL Teen Faves booklists for great staff suggestions!

Also make sure you check out the Explore tab where you will find even more recommendations, award-winners, bestsellers and more!

Book Links for Teens

Teenreads.com
Includes "Word of Mouth" book recommendations from teens, info on starting a book club and reading guides, along with monthly book reviews, author interviews and biographies. Sign up for the Teenreads.com Newsletter to receive e-mail updates.

The Ultimate Teen Reading List
More than 250 young adult book and books for adults that will appeal to teens. From teenreads.com.

Teen Reading Club
Check out this site for thousands of book reviews written by Canadian teens, ongoing forum discussions about books and reading, chats and more! 

No Flying No Tights
Graphic novel fan? Check here for reviews of new and classic graphic novels for teens. With categories like Superhero Soup, Way Back When, Cry Havoc, and The Witching Hour, they've got all your comics needs covered. The most current posts are on the blog part of this site.

Reading Rants
Out of the ordinary teen booklists, and interactive blog - teen input welcomed!

Good Reads for Teens
Recommended by the Young Adult Library Services Association, American Library Association.

Teen Ink
Book reviews written by teens, from Teen Ink Magazine.

Writing Links for Teens

The Claremont Review: The International Magazine of Young Adult Writers
If you're a teen and you write fiction or poetry (or both), you need to know about the Claremont Review. Find out how to submit your work, how to subscribe, and how to enter the annual writing contest (with fabulous cash prizes!).

Tips from Prominent Authors, from the Claremont Review
Susan Musgrave, M.A.C. Farrant, Patrick Lane, Jack Hodgins and others give thoughtful answers to thoughtful questions from teen writers.

Teen Reading Club
Canada’s online reading club.  Have a look at the Your Words section of the forums to post your own writing and receive friendly feedback from other teens.

Re:Verse
An ezine for young poets. From the League of Canadian Poets.

Wet Ink Magazine
For a limited time, Wet Ink Magazine is offering manuscript evaluations to young Canadian writers.  After ten years of publishing, this arts magazine for and by Canadian youth had its last issue in 2010, and you’ll find poetry, short fiction and artwork archived here.