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February 2004
Updated July 2009

teenreads.com
A cool place online for reading teens.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

http://www.teenreads.com/

CONTENT:
Teenreads.com gives teens a place to talk about their favorite books and find the hippest new titles. It includes info and features about their favorite authors, books, series, and characters.
AESTHETICS:
The site is designed and written in a style that will appeal to teens with bright colors and easily-read text.
ORGANIZATION:
The top navigation menu makes it easy to move through the site. Current features are highlighted on the main page with embedded links and an onsite search tool is also available.

REVIEW:
Whether a casual reader or a full-fledged bookworm, all teen readers will find this site interesting. There are loads of quality material available including interviews and features on more than one hundred authors of interest to teens. Teens can find just the book to interest them by perusing the comprehensive list of book reviews. There is also a free newsletter that teens to which teens can subscribe or read online. The newsletter archive includes issues that date back to 2001 and includes links to over 1200 reading guides. Additionally, teens can enjoy participating in the online polls and seeing the past poll results, find information on book clubs, find the latest award winning books, and look up the birthday of their favorite author.

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