A look at several websites and tools useful when ordering Young Adult books circa November 2011.

1. Talk to your teens
Watch what they check out
Honor their choices

2. Websites with what’s new
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 Teen section on Amazon or Age 9-12 section
 www.teenreads.com
 www.diversityinya.com
 www.yalit.com

3. Websites & blogs with what’s good
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 www.readingrants.org
 Shelftalker (Publisher’s Weekly)
 Mid-Continent Public Library
Juvenile Series & Sequels
 Bookshelves of Doom
 GreenTeenBeanQueen

4. Awards & Competitions
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 Michael L. Printz Award (YALSA)
 Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB)
 Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards (ORCA)
 OYAN Book Rave & Graphics Rave (soon)

5. Publications
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 VOYA
 School Library Journal
 Publisher’s Weekly
 Booklist
 Horn Book
 Previews for Graphic Novels

6. Everything Else
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 YA authors on Twitter (Libba Bray & Maureen
Johnson in particular)
 No Flying, No Tights website for Graphic Novels
 iFanboy for Superhero suggestions
 ALA lists
 Browse the bookstores
 Watch the holds lists
 School reading lists