Megan McDonald
Website for this author of the Judy Moody books.

Sheroes Central
I had never heard the term “shero” before, but this site makes the definition clear, a female hero. There are discussion forums available on the site and the focus is not only on sheroes in books, but also in other media forms and real life.

Teen Fiction: sex, drugs and more sex
A rather inflammatory article on the fact that teen fiction has “racy subject matter.” The article pulls out Anne of Green Gables and Nancy Drew as examples of older teen fiction, which I completely disagree with. Those are children’s books not teen novels. When I was a teen, Judy Blume’s Forever was the one being passed around the school. Racy? You betcha! Must have scarred me for life too, since I think that teen novels need a little danger, angst and racy subject matter.

Carol Matas
The website for this author of books for young people shows the breadth of her work.

Suse MacDonald
A bright and energetic site for this illustrator and author of children’s picture books.

Canadian Toy Testing Council
The Canadian Toy Testing Council reviews not only toys, which is helpful for holiday shopping, but books. Every year they put out a list of “Great Books.” Just select Great Books from the menu on the left side of the screen and you will be shown not only this year’s choices but choices from several previous years.

Northwest writer scores book award
Polly Horvath wins the National Book Award for children’s literature for The Canning Season.
People who work with teens may also be interested in the controversy surrounding the honorary award Stephen King received for his lifetime body of work.

ShelSilverstein.com
After being online for awhile, new sites stop impressing so much, but this newly launched Shel Silverstein site is incredible! You never know what your mouse is going to find next, what little touch of humor will be incorporated, what drawing will suddenly come to life. This is one to share with kids who love Silverstein’s poetry, and what kid doesn’t!

Patricia Hubbell
Homepage for this author of children’s books and children’s poetry. Her site offers tips on poetry writing, answers to questions, and information on her books.