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Teens' Top Ten Results - 2007
During Teen Read Week in October, youths from across the country voted for their favorite books from among 25 nominated titles.  And now the results are in, with more than 6,000 teens from across the country choosing "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer as their favorite book in the annual Teens' Top Ten.   Here is the complete list of this year's Top Ten Books, ranked by the number of votes received.
  1. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006).
  2. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (Viking Children's Books, 2006)
  3. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles(Flux, 2006).
  4. Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever by James Patterson (Hachette Book Group USA/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006).
  5. Firegirl by Tony Abbott (Hachette Book Group USA/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006).
  6. All Hallows Eve (13 Stories)by Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt, 2006).
  7. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Harcourt, 2006).
  8. River Secrets by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury, 2006).
  9. Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe (HarperCollins, 2006).
  10. Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks (Chicken House, 2006).

The Teen Read Week is sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).  If you want to learn more about the Teens' Top Ten or would like to see previous years' winners, check out the following website: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.cfm

The Reader's Bill of Rights

Everyone has the right to read. Here's The Reader's Bill of Rights to help you make the most of that right:

Readers have:
     1. The right to not read.
     2. The right to skip pages.
     3. The right to not finish.
     4. The right to reread.
     5. The right to read anything.
     6. The right to escapism.
     7. The right to read anywhere.
     8. The right to browse.
     9. The right to read out loud.
    10. The right not to defend your tastes.

Pennac, Daniel, Better Than Life, Coach House Press


UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 5th-8th GRADERS!

Check the Calendar of Events for upcoming programs for Young Adults! 

COOL LINKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS!


COLLEGE:
FAFSA - FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  This site is the gateway for obtaining Federal student aid.
finaid.org - This award-winning site is a comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools.
Peterson Education - This is a comprehensive Web resource on education and careers.

MOVIES:
Movies.com - Read movie reviews of the latest movie releases.
Internet Movie Database - A huge, award-winning site all about movies and TV.

MUSIC:
Billboard - This is the Internet arm of Billboard magazine, the world's premier music publication. It offers news, features, columns and reviews about music.
Lyrics.com - Just as it sounds, this is a huge archive of music lyrics.

JOBS & VOLUNTEERING:
Occupational Outlook Handbook - This is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. For hundreds of different jobs, it tells you the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions.
StudentJobs.gov - The federal government's one-stop portal, it provides detailed information on all student hiring programs in the federal government.
Volunteer Match - If you are ooking for a place to volunteer, this is a terrific site to start your search.

READING:
overbooked.com for Young Adult Literature.
Teens Top Ten
Reading Rants: out of the ordinary Teen Booklists.
Teen Reads:
Poetry 180 - A poem a day for American high schools.  Poems selected by Billy Collins, Former Poet Laureate of the United States.

REFERENCE:
Internet Public Library - Step by step help with research writing
Ask an Expert - Links to experts in a variety of fields
Math2.org - Reference table on algebra, geometry, trip, and calculus
SchoolAtlas.com - Links to reference sites as well as economics, psychology, languages, and religion
Teen Hoopla - Links to sites on arts and entertainment, health, and college info
HomeworkHelper--BJPinchbeck's homework helper. Started when BJ was 9 years old in 1996!
MythWeb.com - Information about gods, heroes, and monsters of Greek mythology