American Library Association has compiled a one stop site for award winners in young adult literature.  It includes the "Alex Awards," "Best Books for Young Adults," "Outstanding Books for the College Bound," "Popular Paperbacks" etc.

Authors & Books from Scholastic

The Authors & Books from Scholastic offers a wealth of information on children's books and authors.  It includes teaching materials, online activities for using literature in the classroom, a place to meet your favorite authors and discover new authors, and author profiles.

BookHive

"BookHive is a web site designed for children ages birth through twelve, their parents, teachers or anyone interested in reading about children's books. Providing reader's advisory service, this site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas."

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

This site "is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collection of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes, and professional topics."

Favorite Teenage Angst Books

This site is a collection of young adult book reviews broken into a variety of categories such as:  "fitting in", "mixed up families", "journeys", "pressure", "creativity", and more.

Index to Internet Sites:  Children's and Young Adult Authors and Illustrators

This index has sections on print bibliographies, author birthdays, author/illustrator appearances, author interviews online, a name pronunciation guide, and web sites for specific authors.

KidsReads

KidsReads lets you find out about new and favorite books, series, and authors.  It includes book reviews, excerpts, author interviews, trivia games, word scrambles, and other contests.

Literature for Children

"A digitized "collection of the treasures of children's literature published largely in the United States and Great Britain from before 1850 to beyond 1950." Features more than 550 titles by almost 300 authors. Browsable by author or title; searchable by keyword, author, title, and subject. Also includes a section on color in literature for children and color management strategies for reproduction of children's literature. From the State University System of Florida." (Source lli.org)

Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learner

The American Library Association has compiled a list of books to help college bound student, and others who need something to inspire themselves to think about life, the universal truths, and the human experiences.  The list is divided into five sections:  fiction, biography, nonfiction, drama, and poetry.

Teen Reads

"Teenreads.com bring teens info and features about their favorite authors, books, series and characters."