•	Activism	•	Magazines & Zines
•	Art	•	Movies & TV
•	Books & Reading	•	Music
•	Comics & Animation	•	News
•	Education & Career	•	Pop Culture
•	Encyclopedias	•	Reference
•	Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Trans	•	Search Tools
•	Government	•	Self-Discovery
•	Health & Fitness	•	Sports
•	Homework	•	Supersites
•	Law	•	Writing
•	Libraries

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Activism

• Amnesty International On-line
  Works to promote all human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights & other international standards.
• Greenpeace Canada
  Uses nonviolent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems.
• Habitat for Humanity Canada
  Eliminates poverty housing by building homes in partnership with families in need.
• Humane Society of Canada
  Protects animals & the earth.
• Hunger Site
  Focuses on the eradication of world hunger. Visit the site each day to click the "donate free food" button & help feed the hungry.
• InformDurham – Your Community Information Resource
  Provides information about community services and volunteer opportunities in the Durham region.
• Toronto Vegetarian Association
  Helps people adopt and maintain a healthful, ethical & ecological vegetarian lifestyle.
• United Way of Canada
  Builds upon the strength of volunteers & voluntary action by engaging the whole community for the benefit of the whole community.
• Volunteer Energy Durham Region
  Connects people interested in volunteering with non-profit organizations in need of volunteers for their community activities.

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Art

• Art Forum
  Selected reviews, features, previews & columns are available in this online version of the magazine.
• Art Gallery of Ontario
  Read all about the AGO's latest information, resources & services.
• Guggenheim
  Visit the Guggenheim Museum sites - New York, Bilbao, Venice, Berlin, Las Vegas.
• Museum of Modern Art
  Find out what's on at the MOMA & view selected works.
• National Gallery of Canada
  All about the National Gallery of Canada. Cybermuse offers over 5,000 images of works in the Gallery's collection.
• The Power Plant
  Canada’s leading contemporary art gallery, located at Harbourfront Centre. Check out “the programme,” under Youth – a series of free instructional workshops available to young adults that combine a tour of the current exhibition with a practical introduction to the diversity of Toronto’s art scene.

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Books & Reading

• Amazon.com Teens
  Check out the recommended books, browse teen reads by subject & join Amazon.com Delivers to receive monthly recommendations.
• Authors4Teens.com
  A site about contemporary authors whose books explore all aspects of teenage life.
• Book Picks for Book Lovers
  A selection of booklists featuring recent and classic novels useful for school assignments. See Student Picks, Canadian Picks, Prize Picks, and World Picks. Includes Web Sites.
• Canadian Library Association - Young Adult Canadian Book Award
  Offers a description of this award for teen literature. Click on the "complete list" link to see who has won.
• Teen Readalikes
  Over 1000 lists of great books for teens including readalike lists.
• Dear Reader Teen Book Club
  A free online book club. Everyday a new five-minute read; every week a new book.
• Favorite Teenage ANGST Books
  Book reviews arranged according to categories such as sex and love, fitting in, mixed-up families, creativity, etc.
• Fooling with Words
  Contemporary American poets from the 1999 Dodge Poetry Festival share their work, lives, inspirations, and voices.
• How Novel!: Canadian Young Adult Literature
  Produced by the Saskatoon Public Library, this database focuses on Canadian fiction written for young adults aged 12-18.
• NetLibrary
  Entire ebooks for you to download and read, includes Cliff’s Notes!
• NoveList
  An electronic resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors & titles (includes Young Adult section).
• Ontario Library Association - Red Maple Award
  A reading program offered to students in Grades 7, 8 and 9 (students' votes determine the Red Maple Award).
• Reader's Club - Young Adult
  A guide to locating enjoyable books from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
• Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists
  Booklists by a NYC librarian with great taste for teens who need a good read.
• Representative Poetry Online
  Resources on poets, poetic language, literary criticism, and poems from the University of Toronto, Dept. of English
• What's Next? Teen Series & Sequels
  Identifies and organizes all kinds of series & sequels written for or enjoyed by teens.
• Teen’s Top Ten annual booklist
  Lists are chosen by teens during Teen Read Week.
• Library Success
  A Best Practices Wiki. Lists of websites of booklists and reviews, just for teens.
• YALSA’s booklists
  Includes the Printz Award lists, Best Books for Young Adults, Great Graphic novels for Teens, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, Popular Paperbacks and more.
• Guysread
  Book recommendations for guys. Brain child of author Jon Scieszka.
• Booklists from TeenLib Wiki
  For librarians serving teens.
• Bettendorf Library
  Searchable database of YA books in series. From the Bettendorf Public Library (Iowa).
• Mid-Continent Public Library
  Children’s and YA books in series. From the Mid-Continent Public Library (Missouri)
• yalibrarian
  Alternative Teen Services blog – posts tagged “Reader’s Advisory”. Postings include booklists and reader’s advisory techniques.
• Michigan city Library
  Subject booklists, an “If you like” section and links to other teen reader sites. From the Michigan City Public Library.
• Austin Public Library booklist
  Austin Public Library’s extensive booklist site for teens. Books are arranged by subject.
• Baltimore country Public Library Booklist
  Baltimore County Public Library. Lists include annotations for each title.
• Reading Rants
  “Reading Rants: Out of the ordinary teen booklists”
• Booklists for Young Adults on the Web
  This index was compiled from the many YA-related web pages created by librarians, educators and others serving young adults.
• Booktalks Quick and Simple
  Over 1,000 short booktalks for library personnel and teachers to use. Interest Level (IL) and grade Reading Level (RL) are included.
• Amazon's Teen Booklist
  Browse new books and read reviews by Amazon users.
• Favorite teenage angst books
  "Hi! You've stumbled into a celebration of teenage angst and personal discovery. Here, you'll learn about great books for teens, meet interesting authors and other creative folks, and join me in honoring the joys and struggles of our teenage years. Welcome!"

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Comics & Animation

• Anime Web Turnpike
  Helps you find anime and manga links in a simple and efficient manner.
• Animation World Network
  Provides a wide range of interesting & helpful information pertaining to all aspects of animation.
• Comic Book Resources
  Offers columns, a community (message boards) & endless resources.
• DC Comics
  Secret files, message boards, news, Batman, Superman...
• Fangirl
  The fan site for female characters in comic books & cartoons.
• Friends of Lulu
  A national nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry. Check out the Recommended Reading.
• Image Comics
  Sneak peeks, message board, chat room, studio links, event calendar...
• Marvel Comics Online
  Comics, news, fun & games, studios, community, shop...
• no flying, no tights
  A Web site reviewing graphic novels for teens.
• Rational Magic - The Comics Get Serious
  Graphic novel reviews by D. Aviva Rothschild.
• UTARPA - University of Toronto's Japanese Animation Club
  Provides & promotes Japanese animation. Includes show information, mailing lists, links & more.
• YAMA - York University Anime and Manga Association
  Events, info, news, chat, links, etc.

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Education & Career

• Canada Student Loans Program
  Program information ranging from general to specific. Offers all sorts of information about financing your education.
• Durham District School Board
  Offers current information for students & parents.
• Job Futures
  A valuable reference tool for education & career planning.
• Jobboom.com – Top 100 Internet Sites for Learning and Employment 
  A directory of the most useful sites providing concrete solutions to issues faced by Canadian students, people looking to change their careers, and job seekers.
• Money Savvy 101
  A site designed especially for young people dealing with life’s “firsts” – starting university, finding a job after graduation, getting an apartment, buying insurance, investing, etc.
• Ontario College Application Services
  Information about Ontario's 25 Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology, 3 Agricultural Colleges & The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences.
• Ontario Universities Application Centre
  News, stats & applications.
• OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program)
  General information, institution search & online services (web applications).
• Pickering Public Library Job & Career Website
  Your gateway to job & career resources on the Internet. 
• School Finder
  A resource for post-secondary studies in Canada (schools, scholarships, careers).
• Student Awards: Free Scholarshop Search Service
  Search to find scholarships, bursaries, fellowships, grants and other awards currently available to post-secondary students studying in Canada & abroad.
• Teen Consumer Scrapbook
  Offers solid information to help teens become better-educated consumers.
• Teen Driving
  Offers valuable tips that will help teens improve their driving skills.

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Encyclopedias

• AccessScience
  Three Encyclopedias for students – New Book of Popular Science, Lands & Peoples (Geography), and a General Encyclopedia.
• "Canadian Encyclopedia Online">Canadian Encyclopedia Online
  Provides information about Canadian personalities, places, events, and achievements in English and French.

• Encyclopedia Britannica
  Britannica Online includes all of the encyclopedia's high quality articles, pictures, Books of the Year from 1993, supplemented with links to Internet sites.
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  Three Encyclopedias for students – New Book of Popular Science, Lands & Peoples (Geography), and a General Encyclopedia. Contains thousands of new and expanded articles, bibliographies and links to other sources of information on the Web.
• World Book Online
  Online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia. Includes pictures, charts, and links to magazine and newspaper articles.
  

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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender

• ELIGHT
  An online community for glbt youth and young adults.
• International Foundation for Gender Education
  A leading advocate & educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity.
• Lesbian Gay Bi Youth Line
  Information about a phone line for youth in Ontario, Canada.
• Oasis
  Webzine written by, about, and for queer & questioning youth.
• OutProud
  The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth.
• University of Toronto Sexual Education and Peer Counselling Centre
  Advice & information for lesbians, gays and bisexuals.
• XY
  The online home of XY Magazine, the world's most popular magazine for young gay men. 
  

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Government

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  Service Canada: Services for Youth and Students Information on applying for a job, traveling abroad, going to school, applying for grants, and more.
  
• Youth Connect
  A Government of Ontario website with information about education, recreation, health, and more.
  

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Health & Fitness

• Teen Health and Wellness
  Real problems and issues submitted by teens with answers from professionals. Covers many topics including Health, Family Life, Sexuality, Grief, and Diversity
• AcneNet
  A comprehensive on-line acne information resource.
• Coalition for Positive Sexuality
  Offers information teens need to take care of themselves & affirm their decisions about sex, sexuality, and reproductive control. Also facilitates dialogue.
• Durham Children's Aid Society - Help for Teens
  Provides protection services for children and youth in Durham Region.
• Go Ask Alice!
  Columbia University's health question & answer Internet service.
• Health Canada – Childhood & Youth Web Site
  A centre of expertise, leadership, and coordination within the federal government and Health Canada for issues, activities, and programs concerning children and youth.
• Kids Help Phone
  Tools for life, behind the scenes & discussion groups.
• Teen Central.net
  Provides an online forum for teens to help other teens with the assistance of trained counseling and healthcare professionals.
• TeensHealth
  Provides doctor-approved health information in hundreds of in-depth articles & features.
• TeenNet
  Engages teens in health promotion using information technology. Check out the CyberIsle!
• teenwire
  Sexuality and relationship info you can trust from Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
• Young Worker Awareness Program
  Contains health & safety information for young workers, their parents, teachers, principals, employers and others.
• Youth Centre
  The Youth Centre is a community health centre accessible to all youth, ages 13 to 19, of Ajax and Pickering. Provides Medical services, Counseling services, Prenatal and Young Parent support, Health Promotion and School Support programs.
  

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Homework

• A+ Research & Writing
  A guide for high school & college students from the Internet Public Library.
• BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
  Created by 15-year-old Beege, this site has over 700 links to homework help 
  sites.
• Durham District School Board - Student Links
  A list of student links, for research purposes. Each subject has its own page with related links.
• Virtual Reference Library
  Links arranged under a variety of headings.

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Law

• Justice for Children and Youth
  A non-profit legal aid clinic that specializes in protecting the rights of those facing conflicts with the legal system, education, social service or mental health systems.
  

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Libraries

• Public Libraries With Young Adult Web Pages
  Check out the teen Web sites of libraries all over North America using this virtual YA index.
• RAMP: Toronto Public Library
  Find out what is going on for Teens at the TPL and in Toronto. You can also find job information, homework help, emergency contact information, discussion groups and space to post your own writing and art.
• Burlington Public Library
• Hennepin County Library

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Magazines & Zines

• Ebsco Host
  Articles from academic and popular magazines, photographs, as well as essays on novels and an Encyclopedia of Animals.
• Electric Library Canada
  Designed for the novice user. Contains full-text access to magazines, newspapers, photographs, tv & radio transcripts, and maps.
• broken pencil: The Guide to Alternative Culture in Canada
  A look into the world of Canadian zines.
• Here Title Place
  A student viewspaper started in 1995 by the students of the Woodlands School in Mississauga.
• Pupiline
  Written, designed, edited, and managed by young people for young people. 
  Covers all kinds of issues, such as bullying, addictions, dating, driving, exam 
  stress, health, and more.
• Spank!
  Longest running youth e.magazine.
• Wave
  An online magazine promoting teen expression through writing.

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Movies & TV

• City TV
  Everywhere.
• Epguides.com
  Episode Lists for 2000 TV shows. Each list contains titles and airdates; some include guest stars & plot summaries.
• Internet Movie Database
  A database of movies searchable by title, actor, quotes, awards, etc.
• Seeing Stars in Hollywood
  The ultimate guide to celebrities & hollywood.
• Sprockets – Jumpcuts: Young Filmmakers Showcase 
  An exciting opportunity to showcase videos created by young people for young people.
• Toronto International Film Festival Group
  Information about the Toronto International Film Festival & partners.
• Toronto International Teen Movie Festival
  Info about all aspects of the worldwide movie festival for budding filmmakers,ages 1-19, held in Toronto at AMC's hottest new multiplex.
• The CW Television Network
  Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls, Sabrina... - the faces, the shows, the news, the music...
• TV Ontario
  Program information, discussion forums, links & more.
• Zap 2 It
  Your Guide to What's Onscreen - TV, Movies, Internet.

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Music

• CD Now
  The Internet's #1 music store, includes Billboard Charts & Rolling Stone reviews.
• Kissthisguy.com – the archive of misheard lyrics
  Named after the world's most commonly misheard lyric.
• Lyrics
  Browse for song lyrics by artist.
• Much Music
  Canada's first 24-hour, all Video Music channel.
• MTV
  News and reviews of today's most popular artists.
• Radio-Locator
  Links to more than 5,000 radio stations around the world. Browse by country or search by frequency, format, location, etc.
• The Sibl Project
  The Songs Inspired by Literature project is committed to creating a more literate America and has launched an awareness and outreach campaign for adults who cannot read or write.
• Ticketmaster Canada
  Provides sales & interactive email information for all events on sale throughout the Canadian TicketMaster Network.
• Ultimate Band List
  A database of more than 100,000 artists and millions of links.

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News

• CBC
  Canada'a national news source.
• CNN Student News
  News for students, resources for teachers.
• eye
  Weekly alternative Toronto newspaper.
• Globe & Mail
  Canadian national daily newspaper.
• New York Times
  "All the News That's Fit to Print"
• Now
  Toronto's news and entertainment weekly.
• Toronto Star
  Canada's largest daily newspaper.
• Toronto Star Pages of the Past
  The entire issue of the Toronto Star from 1892 to 2004.

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Popular Culture

• Adflip
  An archive of classic print ads from the past six decades.
• Bad Fads Museum
  Fun & fascinating fashion, collectible, activity and event fads of the last 100 years.

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Reference

• Cultural Profiles Project
  Country studies profiles from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the University of Toronto. Each profile provides an overview of life and customs in the specified country.
• Ontario Library Service Ready Reference Sources
  Includes almanacs, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, etc. designed to answer quick information queries.
• Roller Coaster Database
  A database with information & statistics on over 650 roller coasters in North America (includes pictures).
• Who's Alive and Who's Dead
  Helps you keep track of which famous people have died & which are still alive.

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Search Tools & Internet Tutorials

• AltaVista
  An extremely large search engine designed to find keywords. Check out the translation service, the multimedia search & remember to read the help screens!
• Chat 101
  Offers a wealth of tips to help teens maximize their enjoyment of online chats while avoiding the pitfalls.
• Dogpile
  Simultaneously searches multiple search engines (meta-search tool).
• Google
  An uncluttered, powerful search engine.
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
  A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 9,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
• Web Teacher
  A self-paced Internet Tutorial that offers both basic & in-depth information about the World Wide Web.
• Yahoo!
  A search directory of sites organized into a thorough listing of subject headings.
• Yahoo! Canada
  The Canadian version of Yahoo!

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Self Discovery & Spirituality

• Dating Patterns Analyzer
  Evaluates your relationships & tells you what really makes you happy.
• Emode
  Tons of tests (ranging from wacky to serious) to help you figure yourself out.
• Faiths & Practices
  A variety of religious & spiritual links from Yahoo!.
• Religion & Philosophy Topics
  From the Librarians' Index to the Internet.
• Teen Advice Online
  Designed to help teens solve their problems through a peer network and allows teens to share their common and unique experiences. Covers topics such as dating and relationships, sex and sexuality, gender issues, and family.

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Sports

• CBC Sports
  Top sports stories from Canada's online information source.
• ESPN
  Get the latest scores and much more from this American sports network.
• Sports Illustrated
  Sports Illustrated & CNN deliver the U.S. & worldwide sporting goods.
• The Sports Network (TSN)
  Canada's latest on the sports, the shows & all kinds of extras.
• Yahoo Sports
  Scores, top stories, expert columns & much more.

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Supersites

• Internet Public Library Teen Space
  Information to help you with life, school, friends, and work. You'll find articles written especially to help you solve problems, links to web sites you can use for homework, and a place to ask questions.
• Teen Hoopla - an Internet Guide for Teens
  An Internet guide for teens by the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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Writing

• CyberTeens Creativity
  Allows you to post your poems, stories, essays, artwork and multimedia creations.
• English Online Writer's Window
  Share your work & help others improve their writing (for writers up to 17 years of age).
• Teen Ink
  Offers the opportunity for teens to publish creative work & opinions.
• TeenLit.com
  Promotes teen literacy by providing a forum for teen writers to publish and discuss their writing, as well as review and discuss books they read.
• Teen Voices Online
  Teen Voices is looking for young women to write about their experiences. Click on "want to write for Teen Voices?" for more information.
• Writes of Passage - The Online Source for Teenagers
  A literary organization & outlet for teens who are creative, talented and have something to say.
• Young Poets (from the League of Canadian Poets)
  Enter the world of poetry. This site offers an ezine (SPOkes), chat room, discussion lists, Poetic Licence Contest information, articles, interviews, and much more.

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