Looking for a beautiful site filled with stories? Give Every Picture Tells a Story a look! Filled with short stories written by 8th grade students at Cary Academy in Cary, NC, this is immediately evokes a mood of stillness and a place to listen and absorb.

Publishers Weekly offers a new weekly newsletter, Chidren’s Bookshelf, with news about teen and children’s books and publishing. You can subscribe to receive the newsletter via email even if you are not a Publishers Weekly subscriber.

Tangram Game is an online version of the traditional tangrams that get kids using logic and math skills.

The Central Rappahannock Regional Library offers Reading Matters: Book Lists, a wonderful collection of book lists for teens, including If You Liked lists, general fiction, nonfictin, fantasy, history, horror, mystery, and teen picks.

Creative Writing for Teens offer teens who enjoy writing a place to learn more about the craft, discover new writing exercises, read inspirational quotes, and submit their own writing.

Studio 2B is a site from the Girl Scouts that offers a place for teen girls to ask questions, learn, and talk. It is a very positive space for girls, even those not into scouting, to visit.

Random House has a great Junie B. Jones website with lists of books, information on author Barbara Park, and online activities.

Turning the Pages from the British Library is one of the best digitized libraries online. They have now added the original manuscript for Alice in Wonderland for you to read and enjoy. Their interface gives an incredible sense of actually reading the book. Enjoy!

Fact Monster from Information Please, offers online reference for children. You can do keyword search, read daily feature articles, or browse through categories. The categories include world news, United States, people, words, science, math, sports, games and homework.