This page has links to teen writing sites, as well as teen book lists and review pages.
Be sure to check the different websites for books you might come to treasure!
This page has links to teen writing sites, as well as teen book lists and review pages.
Be sure to check the different websites for books you might come to treasure!
Dear Students,
Families have a wide range of beliefs and values about what is appropriate for their child to read. I leave the decision of choosing what is appropriate to you and your parents. I have encouraged your parents to be aware of what you choose to read. Some parents may choose to skim a book before they let you read it. This can help them monitor what you are reading and help you have a more enjoyable reading experience that fits your family values. If you are reading a text that does not fit with your family values for reading, certainly that book can be changed.
Please find below a couple links that you may find useful for reviewing books if you are unsure if the content fits your family's values.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Limond
Common Sense Media: This website gives ratings on all kinds of media. They have book lists by topic and ages. They rate based on positive messages and role models, engagement, learning, violence and scariness, etc. It is a wonderful website to use to check appropriateness of books that are available for your child!
Novel Book Ratings: Novel Book Ratings is a great review website. It has a search engine to find the different books that have been reviewed. You can search by category, by author or title. They rate profanity, violence and sexual content.
Plugged In: This website (a part of Focus on the Family) does book reviews as well as other media reviews. They share family-friendly books that parents will feel safe allowing their kids to read. They share a plot summary and then tell of any questionable material that might be in the books. They even mention alcohol use or smoking.
1000 Good Books: This website has a list of 1000 good books categorized by grade and topic to help you in teaching your kids! It is aimed at homeschoolers and is huge and exhaustive, but such a wonderful resource!
Clean Teen Publishing: Check out this book publisher's website that actually gives their books ratings!
Epic Reads - You Tube is a video destination for all things YA and teen books. This YouTube site posts new Book Nerd Problem episodes every Monday, Book Hauls with Tea Time's Margot once a month and more! Visitors to this page will also find original digital episodes, interviews with YA authors, exclusive event access, and more cool stuff.
Good Reads is a website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. You can also post your own reviews and catalog what you have read, are currently reading, and plan to read in the future.
Find out about new releases, read about your favorite authors, and even read and watch video excerpts on this site.
This YA his offers glimpses at new releases as well as information about authors and books and even newsletters they can get.
YABC is one of the leading YA and Kid lit sites on the Internet featuring monthly book giveaways, reviews, author bios & interviews, and much more.
Welcome to Teen Ink, a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums. Students must be age 13-19 to participate, register and/or submit work.
In addition to a platform for reading, Wattpad is a viral community where readers connect with authors, share stories they like with other readers and create viral fan bases for both established and brand new authors.