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Anime and Manga

The Anime Café
A source for anime reviews.

TokyoPop
Get information about Angelic Layer, Cowboy Bebop, Kodocha,Mars, Sailor Moon, Skull Man, and more.

Viz Communications
Here you can find Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Fushigi, Gundam Wing, YugiRanma ½, and more.

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Books

Amazon.com Teens
Check out the recommended books, browse teen reads by subject or join Amazon.com and receive monthly recommendations

Authors4Teens.com
A site about authors writing books for teens. A great starting place when you are looking for a new author to read.

Canadian Library Association - Young Adult Canadian Book Award
This site gives a description of this award for teen literature. It also features a link to all the winners of this prestigious award so you can see who has won and for which book.

Guys Read
Books suggestions for guys.

Ontario Library Association - Red Maple Award
A reading program offered to students in Grades 7, 8 and 9. Students read a selection of 10 books and then vote on their favorite. There is a complete list of current nominees and all the previous winners. The best part? They are all Canadian writers!

Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists
Booklists by a librarian with great taste for teens who need a good read. There is an amazing selection of lists and categories. You cannot visit this site without finding at least one book you want to try!

Representative Poetry Online
If you are interested in poetry, this is a great site. The University of Toronto Department of English provides resources on poets, poetic language, literary criticism, and poems. Definitely worth a look!

Teen Reads
This always up-to-date site is part of the Book Report network, and it includes book reviews, author interviews, excerpts from hot new releases, book discussion guides, writing contests, and more.

What's Next? Teen Series & Sequels
If you enjoy reading series then this is the site for you. It identifies and organizes all kinds of series & sequels for teens.

YALSA:Best Books for Young Adults
A great source of booklists for teens from the American Library Association, including the Best Books of the Year, the Printz Award, and more.

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Graphic Novels and Comics

DC Comics
Message boards, news, Batman, Superman and more.

Darkhorse Comics
Home of Emily the Strange, Star Wars, Conan and many more.

Grovel
An index of graphic novels by title.

Image Comics
Online comics, previews, blog, forums and more.

Marvel Comics Online

No Flying, No Tights: A Website Reviewing Graphic Novels for Teens

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Magazines and Zines

Broken Pencil: The Guide to Alternative Culture in Canada
A Canadian website and a print magazine dedicated to zines.

Cosmogirl
Cosmopolitan especially for teens: featuring fashion, celebrities, astrology, contests, and more.

gURL An online magazine for girls that has advice, comics, quizzes, and more.

Faze Magazine
A new magazine published for Canadian teenagers.

Oasis Magazine
An "online magazine for and by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth."

Upfront Online: the news magazine for teens
Features in-depth coverage of current events, entertainment, and trends.

Seventeen Magazine

Teen People Magazine

Teenmag.com An online version of Teen Magazine. It carries articles on fitness, style, beauty, advice and more.

Thrasher Magazine
Offers articles, interviews, reviews, videos, games, music, and skate parks.

YO! Youth Outlook
An online magazine written by and for teens.

YM
Read about fashion, health, relationships, and more.

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Writing

Girl Spoken - Creative Voices for Change
Girl Spoken invites creative contributions from girls ages 13-19.

Merlyn's Pen
Online magazine for fiction, essays, and poetry.

N2Arts.com
For teen artists and writers.

Teen Ink
Offers the opportunity for teens to publish creative work.

Teen Voices Online
A magazine written by and for young women.

TeenLit.com
Provides a forum for teen writers to publish and discuss their writing, as well as review and discuss books they've read.

What If? A Canadian fiction magazine that showcases creative writing, editorials, book reviews, word play and interviews by teen, for teens.

When Teens Write Poems, Writing Tips. Poetry Contests, Chats etc.

Young Peoples Press Online
A site for young journalists who want to get published. They accept opinion pieces, news stories and features from youth ages 14-24.

Young Poets Discuss poetry with other young writers. You can also submit poetry to their e-zine, Re:verse.

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