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- Alex Awards
- Find the best “adult” books that teens like, too.
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Young Adult Booklists
- They’ve got lists for every subject you can think of—Hip Hop, How to Change the World, Modern Day Fairy Tales and more.
- Favorite Teenage Angst Books
- Reviews of every angst category you need—fitting in, mixed-up, peer pressure.
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
- The books on this list will offer you a chance to see yourself and the world in a new way.
- The Printz Award
- What’s the best book written for a teenager this year? Find out here—it’s like the Newbery Award, but for teens.
- Reader’s Club Teen Corner
- Categories to check out include inspirational, romance, multicultural and horror. This site also includes descriptions of each book.
- Reading Rants
- These out of the ordinary booklists include slacker fiction, Deadheads, Gods & Monsters and Fanging Around.
- teenreads
- This site has it all—book reviews, interviews and chat time with authors—you can even sign up for an email newsletter.
- Teen Books in Series and Sequels
- Just read Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 in the Gatekeeper Triology and you need to know what comes next? Find the order of all your favorite series here.
- Amazon.com—teens
- Includes top selling books in different categories, plus information on upcoming books.
- Barnes & Nobles—teens
- Favorite authors, top 10 books for teens and the information on the latest additions to popular series.
- What Do I Read Next?
- Find just the right book by searching for your favorite kinds of action, characters and plots.
Twilight
Seventeen-year-old Isabella Swan moves to a town in Washington named Forks and meets Edward Cullen, a gorgeous boy who turns out to be a 100-year-old vampire. Despite all this, they fall in love and, in the midst of impossible trials, find their way back to each other.
I started reading Twilight because everyone kept on asking me if I'd read it and whenever I'd say, "No," they would all tell me, "You HAVE to read it. It's so nice. I love Edward Cullen." I downloaded the PDF file because my sister said that it wasn't all that great and I didn't want to waste my money. I started reading it a few days ago and so far... I'm not a fan. I don't like it at all. It's not that I hate it, though. I just really don't like it. Bella and Edward are a Mary Sue and Gary Stu respectively. If you aren't familiar with the terms, search them on Wikipedia. Things that bothered me: 1. The dialogue and narration was not very well-written (I cannot believe they are saying that Twilight is better than Harry Potter, which you couldn't call "the greatest book ever" either) 2. Edward and Bella fell in love after two days -- impossible 3. It is always being mentioned how Edward is "perfect/muscular/graceful/god-like/beautiful" -- in the sun, Edward GLITTERS!? 4. The repetitive dialogue
Categories: horror, science fiction
Mia, age 16
ADMU
April, 2008