A program to encourage Florida teens to read enjoyable, quality literature that will stimulate imagination, awaken curiosity, expand horizons, enhance verbal fluency, and foster critical thinking and a lifelong love for reading and learning.
Michael L. Printz Award
The Printz Award is for a book
that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Best Books for Young Adults
Annual list compiled by the American Library Association's Young Adult Library
Services Association.
Guys Read
books recommended by other guys
Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Book Lists!
"booklists for those of you teens out there who need a good read, but are wondering
if there's life after Judy Blume and Brian Jacques."
Teenreads.com
Reviews, author interviews and book discussion
guides
Quick Picks For Reluctant
Young Adult Readers
Links to "quick picks for
reluctant young adult readers" for
current and previous years - developed by the YALSA division of the American
Library
Association.
Newbery
Medal Winners
An easy to print page of Newbery Medal Winners provided
by the American Library Association. The Newbery Medal 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.
Coretta
Scott King Award Winners
Learn about the 2004 winners and honor books
- and follow the link to find out about past winners. "
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King
Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round
Table. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished
books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream"."