Many thousands of pdf teenage books to read online or download free. We organized them by subject, and show how to search for more subjects.
Many subject collections below also contain books for young children. Collections in our many other Fiction webpages, which you can find at the top-of-page menu, often contain some books for teens and young adults.
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Young Adult Fiction Topics
Teenage Fiction Topics
Vintage Audiobooks for Young Adults
Free Audiobooks at Internet Archive for Young Adults
Most books were published before 1928.
Books and Stories about Animals
Books and Stories about Slavery
Young Adult School Library Collections
Student Library Pre-K to Grade 12 – Collection
Thousands of free online books arranged by grade level, for readers from Preschool to 12th grade. Collection organized by Open Library at Internet Archive.
Universal School Library – Free Leveled Reading Books Online for Grades 4-8
About 650 books from the Universal School Library’s Internet Archive collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers, under the leadership of ISKME, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, a global education nonprofit. Fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels of grades 4-8.
Universal School Library – Free Leveled Reading Books Online for Grades 9-12
About 890 books from the Universal School Library’s Internet Archive collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers, under the leadership of ISKME, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, a global education nonprofit. Fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels of grades 9-12.
Universal School Library – Cultural Literacy and Humanities – Reading Levels Elementary to Adult
About 800 books from the Universal School Library’s Cultural Literacy and Humanities Collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers, under the leadership of ISKME, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, a global education nonprofit. This group includes fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels ranging from elementary school grades to adult.
Universal School Library – Academic Literacy – Reading Levels High School to Adult
About 420 books from the Universal School Library’s Academic Literacy Collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers, under the leadership of ISKME, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, a global education nonprofit. This group includes fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels from high school to adult. Teenage books read online free.
Guides to Teen and Young Adult Fiction
Something about the Author (Volumes 1-238)
Kumar, Lisa, ed.
Gale 1971 – 2012
“Facts and Pictures about Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People” – Publisher.
500 Great Books for Teens
Silvey, Anita
Houghton Mifflin 2006 Dewey Dec. 016
Anita Silvey, one of the country’s leading authorities on books for young people, has interviewed teenage readers all over the country and immersed herself in young-adult books, with an emphasis on books published in the last five years. The result is this invaluable and very readable guide for parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers, reading groups, and of course teens themselves.
With its extended essays describing 500 selections, parents will quickly see what their teenagers are actually reading — and will be able to find good books to introduce them to. It is divided into twenty-one sections, including adventure and survival, politics and social history, horror, romance, war and conflict, fantasy, plays, graphic novels, poetry, memoir, and spirituality. Every section offers up classics, but the majority of titles are new. In “Beyond the 500,” Silvey compiles a number of useful lists, including books organized by geographic location and historical period, as well as recommended audio books.
The Best Children’s Literature: A Parent’s Guide
Trachtenberg, Ellen
Parent’s Guide Press 2003
“With more than 1,000 titles represented, this book comes complete with developmentally appropriate recommendations and an extensive subject index that enable children, parents, caregivers, and educators to find books that are appropriate for particular skills and levels of interest. Also included are interviews with parents and children about their favorite books, a list of awards and their recipients, featured author profiles, and discussions on developing children’s love of reading in this age of multimedia.” – Publisher..
Wizard Guide to Comics
Not a comic strip, but a magazine guide to comics. The first 40 issues, 1991-1994. Contains articles, interviews, etc. about popular comics, the people and publishers, and the process.