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Young Adult Contemporary Fiction
Resource for hip young adult books to read. Great descriptions and reviews. -
Encourage Teen Reading
NIU Literacy Center video that gives parents ideas to promote reading with middle school students. -
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
The Rebecca Caudill book award is the Illinois state book award. It is voted on by 4th- 8th grade students in the state. The nominees are selected by teachers and librarians, so quality literature is the norm. The 2012 master list of nominated books is linked, but through the website old lists can be accessed. -
ACT Practice
Eighth grade students take a high school placement exam in November. It is the ACT Explore exam, and Zion Benton uses it to place students in Honors, Advanced, or Regular classes. -
Grammer Bytes
This website is a place for upper grades to practice traditional grammar with humorous sentences and cyber awards. -
"Reading Rants"out of the ordinary teen book lists.
This site is a great resource to find a book to read. The catergories are quite unique, but be aware some books contain content for older teens.