BOOK SUGGESTIONS:
To help your writing:
Through My Eyes: A Journal for Teens by Linda Kranz
Think About It: Journal Topics by Linda Wilson
The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock
Enrichment reading:
Some of Mr. T's Favorites - Books and authors that are greatly enjoyed by Mr. Tetreault
http://www.guysread.com/ - a great web site devoted to get boys to read more and read willingly. It was started by Jon Csieszka (The Stinky Cheese Man etc) and is fun and full of great recommendations in handy genre categories like action/adventure and things blow up!
Best Books for Young Adults - The American Library Association's lists of "Best Books for Young Adults" from 1996 to the present.
Reading Scene - A site of peer novel reviews.
http://www.teenreads.com/ - Teenagers rate and review books - find out what other people have liked
http://www.teenink.com - More writing by teenagers for teenagers
School Library Journal's Best Books of 2008