Program Links

On-line Resources

On the Web

ALAN--The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE http://www.alan-ya.org  In addition to info about ALAN the site also features Bill’s Books, reviewing several YA titles a month.

Center for Adolescent Reading http://www.teensread.org Here is where you will find Di Herald’s reviews of YA titles as well as comments by teens on books eligible for awards.

Favorite Teen Angst Books http://www.grouchy.com/angst/ Cathy Young reviews some older books and groups them in categories.

Reading Rants http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html Jen Hubert’s reviews and book lists.

Richie’s Picks http://www.richiespicks.com/  Richie Partington often provides extensive quotes for a flavor of the books he reviews.

See Me 4 Books http://seeme4books.com/  Betsy Fraser provides the scoop on books for teens north of the border.

Teen Librian http://www.teenlibrarian.com/  An online community for young adult librarians. Slick magazine format features nterviews, reviews, and articles of interest to librarians working with teens as well as discussion areas.

Teen Reads  http://www.teenreads.com/ Reviews, reader polls, author interviews.

The YA Librarians' Homepage  http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/  Lots of cool resources for YA librarians.

YALSA Booklists  http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists  Everything you ever wanted to know about BBYA, Quick Picks, Printz, etc.

Young Adult Library Services Association http://www.ala.org/yalsa/

Electronic Lists

YALSA-BK subscription information:
Send a message to listproc@ala.org. Leave the subject line blank. For the message type "Subscribe YALSA-bk first name last name."

Yahoo Adbooks (discussion of books written for adolescent readers) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adbooks/

 

PROFESSIONAL REVIEW SOURCES

Prepared by Bonnie Kunzel and Diana Tixier Herald

The Alan Review.  ALAN/NCTE   1111 West Kenyon Road   Urbana, IL  61801-1096.  (800) 369-6283. http://www.alan-ya.org  $20.00/year (3 issues)    $10.00 price for students.

Booklist.  P.O. Box 607   Mt. Morris, IL  61054-7564.  (888) 350-0949.  www.ala.org/booklist  $79.95/year (22 issues)

Book Links.  P. O. Box 615.  Mt. Morris, IL  61054-7566.  (888) 350-0950.  www.ala.org/BookLinks  $28.95/year (6 issues)

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.  University of Illinois Press   1325 South Oak Street   Champaign, IL  61820  (217) 333-8935    www.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/bccb  $50.00/year  (11 issues)

Horn Book.  56 Roland Street, Suite 200   Boston, MA  02129  (800) 325-1170  www.hbook.com  $45.00/year  (bimonthly)

Horn Book Guide.  56 Roland Street, Suite 200   Boston, MA  02129  (617) 628-0225 www.hbook.com  $47.00/year  (semi-annually)

Kirkus Reviews.  200 Park Avenue South   New York, NY  10003-1543 http://www.kirkusreviews.com

$450.00/year (semi-monthly)

Kliatt Young Adult Paperback Book Guide.  33 Bay State Road   Wellesley, MA  02481  (781) 237-7577 http://hometown.aol.com/kliatt  $39/year  (6 issues) 

discount for new subscribers:  $32.50 

Multicultural Review.  Greenwood Press   88 Post Road West   Westport, CT  06881  (800) 225-5800  www.mcreview.com  $29.95/year

Publishers Weekly.  Bowker Magazine Group   Cahners Publishing Company   245 West 17th Street   New York, NY  10011  (800) 278-2991  www.publishersweekly.com  $189.00/year  (weekly-51 issues)

School Library Journal.  P.O. Box 16178   North Hollywood, CA  91615-6178  (800) 595-1066 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com $124.00/year  (monthly)

VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates). 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 (800) 233-1687 http://www.voya.com $39.95/year  (bi-monthly)

Voices from the Middle.  NCTE   1111 West Kenyon Road  Urbana, IL  61801-1096  (800) 369-6283 http://www.ncte.org/pubs/journals/vm $15.00/year  (quarterly)