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                                      Young Adult Literature - general links

                                      Nominate a book for Reader's Choice Booklist sponsored by YALSA.
                                      Figment is a place for YAs to read, write, and connect.
                                      Are you a guy? Do you read?
                                      Scholastic has a new facebook page just for teen literature. Check this out at home.
                                      Create a Literature Map to find authors whose books are similar in style.

                                      Find eBooks: For Free or to Purchase


                                      For a limited time, you can buy an ebook version of Cloaked by Alex Flinn for 99 cents. Bartleby has 1000's of titles that you can download to your device for free. 
                                      Project Gutenberg also has 1000's of titles that you can download to your device for free.
                                      Google Books for free catalog has many titles you can download to your device.
                                      Open Library has 1,000,000 free classics in eBook format to read online. 
                                      Copia has free ebooks and cheap ebooks. 
                                      Shop for eBooks in the Google eBookstore that you can add to your device. 
                                      Free audio books that you can download from the University of South Florida.
                                      Free audio books and more from Open Culture, try the complete Chronicles of Narnia.
                                      At book fling you can borrow or lend an electronic book for 14 days.

                                      Need a Book Recommendation?

                                      Find these sites and more with book recommendations for teens in this Delicious stack.
                                      StorySnoops was created by four moms in California, lots of good recommendations. Author, James Patterson, created Read Kiddo Read to get you excited about books.
                                      A Book and a Hug, created by avid book lover Barb Langridge, has lists of great reads.   
                                      You are what you read: find book recommendations and others who read what you read.
                                      Register and join GoodReads to find good books and share the books you like to read. 
                                      Flamingnet was created by a teen for teens with lots of book reviews.
                                      A librarian in New York city writes an all book review blog called Reading Rants. 
                                      Teen Reads is all about books for young adults. Try this site for a recommendation.
                                      Try Book Seer to find read-a-likes and to tell you what to read next. 

                                      What's Your Fav Genre?

                                      Check out Ms. Kahn's Scoop.it on Science Fiction.
                                      Check out Ms. Kahn's Scoop.it on Fantasy. 
                                      Check out Ms. Kahn's Scoop.it on Realistic Fiction and Teen Problems.

                                      Apps Where Books and Media Collide

                                      Patrick Carmen wants you to experience 15 minute stories. 
                                      In the Amanda Project you can become a character in the book. 
                                      Check out the book The Search for WondLa and try out this fun app for WondLa-Vision. 
                                      If you would like to join The Mysterious Benedict Society, then try this app.
                                      Are you one of the minions? This App for the Vladimir Tod series costs $.99.
                                      The Mad Libs App is available for free. 

                                      Favorite Book Links

                                      Want more Harry Potter? Check out Pottermore, the new website for all things magical.
                                      If you can't wait for Pottermore to go live, and you are a HP fan, try the Leaky Cauldron. 
                                      Play the Hunger Games
                                      Read the blog written by Hannah from Thirteen Reasons Why.
                                      Listen to Hannah Baker's tapes from Thirteen Reasons Why.
                                      Read a prequel to the Patrick Ness' book, The Knife of Never Letting Go. 
                                      Are you a fan of the Ranger's Apprentice series?
                                      Go on a virtual trip to the American Natural History Museum with Brian Selznick, author of Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
                                      I am Number Four fans check out the website here. 

                                      Marvelous Manga and Awesome Anime

                                      Read the new Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha digital magazine.
                                      Join the conversation at One Manga and read manga online.
                                      Find MegaTokyo published strips and join the forum.
                                      Do you love anime? Try the Anime News Network.
                                      Create your own manga at Face Your Manga.
                                      Find reviews of manga for all age levels at No Flying, No Tights.

                                      Favorite Author Links

                                      Andrea Cremer author of the Nightshade series
                                      Christopher Paolini has finished the last book in the Inheritance Cycle.  
                                      Heather Brewer author of the Vladimir Tod Chronicles
                                      Sarah Dessen's website.
                                      Follow Ellen Hopkins on Twitter: @EllenHopkinsYA
                                      Lots of great fan art on Scott Westerfeld's blog. 
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