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Recommended Websites

Book Burger
"For hungry readers ages 14 to 24. Reviews, news, contests, and deliciousness of all sorts. Take a bite."

Flamingnet
Reviews by teens of teen books. Especially good for new books! Sign up to become a book reviewer!

Guys LitWire
Blog that reviews books guys like.

No Flying, No Tights
Reviews graphic novels for teens.

PUSH
Discover new authors with powerful stories to tell.

ReaderGirlz
Don't just read a book, experience it. Meet authors and other passionate readers here.

TeenReads
Book reviews, author interviews and more.

3 Evil Cousins
Book reviews for and by teens with an emphasis on critical rather than "nice".

Recommended Databases

LitFinder
Full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays with summaries, biographies and photographs.
Subscription purchased with funding from suburban Hennepin County property taxes.

Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of more than 120,000 contemporary authors.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

NetLibrary
Full text of over 10,000 books plus 1200+ audio ebooks.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) with a state appropriation to the MINITEX Library Information Network. Additional funding from suburban Hennepin County property taxes.

NoveList
Helps readers find new books based on books they've read or topics in which they are interested.
Subscription purchased with funding from suburban Hennepin County property taxes.

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Research Books & Authors
Websites and databases on Hennepin County Library's BookSpace site to help you find info.