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New Books
Check out a few of the new books purchased for teens: New Books this month

Teen Book Reviews
What are Riverdale-area teens reading? Check out their book reviews at the Riverdale Teen Reads Blog.  This is where the teens of Riverdale can write reviews of books they have read and find out about new books they would like to read.

 

Add Your Own Review: To submit your own review, please fill out the online review form or print off a paper review form and bring it to the library. Submit your info and check back to see it posted!  You will need to fill out your full name on the review form, but we will only post your first name, your grade and your review on our blog.

Check out YALSA's Teen's 2010 Top Ten:

  1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - TEENFIC COLLINS
  2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare - TEENFIC CLARE
  3. Heist Society by Ally Carter - TEENFIC CARTER NEW
  4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - TEENFIC STIEFVATER
  5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - TEENFIC FITZPATRICK
  6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl - TEENFIC GARCIA
  7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen - TEENFIC DESSEN
  8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman- TEENFIC FORMAN
  9. Fire by Kristin Cashore - TEENFIC CASHORE
  10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - TEENFIC ANDERSON

Looking for a good book? Let these websites help you find one.
 YALSA 2010 Top 10 Best Books for Young Adults: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has created a list of significant young adult and adult books that are chosen based on their literary quality and appeal to teens.

YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has created a list that provides a resource for those teens looking to prepare themselves for independent and lifelong learning.

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: List of popular and topical books that offer a broad variety of themes and genres to encourage reading for pleasure.

Printz Award: Honors the young adult book that best exemplified literary excellence.

Alex Awards: Lists the top 10 adult books that have teen appeal.

Please click here to see all the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Book Lists.

Still looking for a good book? Check out some of these websites designed specifically for teens:
Guys Reads: Are you a guy who doesn't like to read? Check out this awesome site just for guys and see if it can change your mind.

Teen Fire: Check out this new social network for teen readers! Teens can not only interact with each other, but they can also communicate with their favorite authors and young adult editors.

Teenreads.com: Enter contests, watch videos, and get ideas of great books to read.

Reading Rants: Teens can read reviews on the new hottest books and then write their own review.

Teen Ink:  Check out this national teen magazine and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos, and forums.  

 Novelist K-8

Novelist gives good ideas for reading on a topic, title, or author you like.

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