Authors
- Directories - Home pages
Find
out more about your favourite authors with these directories.
OzLit
- Books and Writers database (AUS)
Australian author information
Focus
on Fiction - Authors & Illustrators (WA)
Authors
- ASLA (NSW)
Tell
me more! - Information about Children's Authors & Illustrators
(CAN)
Children's Literature Web Guide.
ACHUKA
(UK)
Author interviews, news, awards, etc.
The
Tangled Web (UK)
The Latest on Hundreds of Crime/Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy
& Horror Authors and their Books.
Home
Pages for individual Young Adult authors
What will I read??
These sites may help you. They include reviews,
recommendations, award winners, etc.
Reviews
YARA
(Young Australian Readers Awards) - Read a review
Reviews written by young people arranged into different genres.
Why not submit a review yourself?
Focus
on Fiction - Which Book?
To read reviews of outstanding titles browse Books Not to be
Missed. Also lists books by theme and level. From the WA Dept
of Ed
Magpies - The
Source (AUS)
A wonderful database searchable by Author, Title, Genre, Subject.
Includes books and poetry. Each entry as a critical description.
The login and password are available to Glennie students from the
Databases page.
The
Complete Review (USA)
For each book this site tries to provide basic infor, a review,
links to other reviews & relevant sites, suggestions as to similar
books & basic author info.
Mostly
Fiction (USA)
You can choose to list reviews by genre, author and titles. Also
contains excerpts.
Good
Reading Magazine (AUS)
Recommendations
Booklists
(for young Australians)
This is a list
of booklists compiled by the NSW branch of ASLA (Australian School
Library Association). Includes bestsellers, subject lists, primary
& secondary lists
The
Big Read
BBC list of top 100 books
My
Favourite Book
ABC event to uncover Australia's favourite book.
See the 2004 list.
Readalike
Service (State Library of Tasmania)
"Readalikes are suggestions for readers who enjoy the work
of a particular author and who would like to read other works written
in a similar style and/or genre."
Awards
To be nominated for some of these awards is recommendation enough!
Competitions
and Events
the
wordbox
"the
word box is a general reference site for young Australian readers
and writers. the box provides links to competitions,
opportunities and activities that are specifically for young
people"
Reader's
Cup - Years 7 & 8
The
Glennie IRC's very own competition for eager readers in Years 7-9.
Details for the 2007 competitions below. Get your team registration
in by Thursday 1st February
Book Raps
Book Raps give you opportunities to discuss books with your peers
around the country via email lists. A number of 'Rap Points' are posted
to direct the discussion and your role as a 'rapper' is to mail your
response to list. Some Book Raps may include special events such as
author and/or illustrator involvement and live chat sessions.
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What
will I read? 
Competitions
& Events 
BookTalk
