And Now for Something Completely Different

Sometimes, school is great, but then a teacher comes along and tells you to choose a book to read. It can be any book you want to read, but all of a sudden your mind goes completely blank and for the life of you, you cannot think of a book that would interest you at all. If you are stuck on finding a book, or you have just finished a book and cannot think of what to read next, here are some resources just for you!

The first link leads you to www.goodreads.com. This site allows you to connect with your friends through email or facebook and share your ratings for different books you have read. It also allows you to customize your own book list depending on the genres you like the best. There is a section just for young adult books too!

The second resource is a bit different. It is called www.yournextread.com. This website allows you to type in a book you have enjoyed previously, and see different suggestions for books that are similar to that book. If you then click on one of the suggested books, it goes into the center of the page, and on the right hand side, you can see comments left by others to see whether you would actually want to read the suggested book or not.

The third resource is my personal favourite. You can find it at www.teenreads.com. On this website, it shows you a bunch of different links, my favourite being "coming soon" which allows you to click on the next couple of months and see which new books are being released. Another cool link is called "Books on Screen" and shows you popular books including graphic novels and comic books which are being turned into movies. There is also a link to the "Ultimate Reading List" which has 12 pages of books listed in alphabetical order for you to check out. It even shows which books are 'NEW' for those of you who like reading the latest trends.

No matter what your fancy, there are books out there for you to get interested in. All it takes is a little digging on your part and you could be on your way to another fantastic adventure in the form of a simple book.

Don't forget that most of these popular books will be available at your local library where you can access books for FREE! If they do not have the books you are looking for, ask them to order them for you. Usually libraries will look at their user's suggestions when buying new books to stock the library shelves so don't let your opinions go unnoticed.