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There is actually so much cool stuff out there that this page is getting rather large. But it's all too good to miss! Enjoy.


Last updated ~ August 07

N.B.Naturally links die sometimes. If you find one that doesn't work or changes location let me know here.

Book Links


Teenage Fiction Webring - global - Aimed at teens


Teenage Fiction Web Ring
Ring Owner: Kelley Townley  Site: www.kelleytownley.com
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Web Ring by Bravenet.com
I thought the internet needed a web ring especially for authors of teen fiction ~ so I made one!

The Teenage Fiction Web Ring helps navigating the web to find other authors whose books you might enjoy, easier. The best way to use the web ring is to click on the 'list button' then use the search box to look for things you like, such as 'Horror' or 'Romance' etc. Or you can just type in an authors name to find a link to their site. It may be small now but it is constantly growing so keep an eye on it ;-)




Teen Lit Forum on MySpace - US based - aimed at people wo love YA fictions

Teen Lit is the biggest and best teen fiction forum in the world ever. It's run by Canadian teen author Sarah Mlynowski and its 10952 members (and growing) mean there is always plenty of chat going on about everything teen book related.




Portsmouth TRG Wiki - UK based - aimed at teens

Brilliant teenage reading group wiki from Portsmouth libraries but anyone can join in. It's got a reading group (obviously), book and film reviews, forums, RSS feeds... And as it's a wiki you can add your own pages.




Spine Breakers - UK based - aimed at teens

Spine Breakers is a fab idea - only wish I'd thought of it (plus had the resources!) first. It's a book site aimed at teens where you can get truly interactive - you can upload videos you've made as book trailers, make a playlist for your books, design new covers, or just read author interviews and find out about author events. It's run by publisher Puffin so it's gonna be a bit biased but, hey, still cool!




Amazon - Global - a handy resource for everyone!

In Association with Amazon.co.uk Amazon is brilliant. Not only can you buy books cheaply and get them delivered next-day, you can also shop for second-hand copies, search related and recommended books, read loads of reviews, look inside books etc. It's great - although nothing compares to relaxing in an actual shop and browsing for real ;-)




Write Away! - UK based - Aimed at teachers and parents

WriteAway! is the perfect site for book reviews, author interviews and educational book-related resources for teachers and parents. Frequently updated.




Bath Festival of Children's Literature - UK based - Aimed at everyone!

A brilliant festival set in the heart of literary Bath, based solely around children's books. The Bath Festival of Children's literature is the biggest and best annual event in the children's literature calendar with author talks, workshops, signings, school visits and loads more. See the website for up-to-the-minute festival info.




Achuka - UK based - Aimed at adults

Just look at this cute little thing! Achuka covers kids as well as teen fiction. It's bright and cheery and as they like to say..."It's the Chock-Full, Eyes-Peeled, Independent Children's Books Site that has something for everyone..." A dedicated and well-resourced site for insider info!




Teen Reads - US based - Aimed at teens

Teenreads.com is a very good American site that is packed with goodies for teenage book lovers. It is based in the US so not all the books will be available in the UK but lots are, or will be soon. Lots of reading guides, book reviews, author interviews and the like. Top notch stuff. Frequently updated too.




The Book Burger - US based - Aimed at teens

Tired of hearing about amazing books going unread, the good people at Book Burger decided to act. They're on a mission to connect hungry readers with tasty reads. They serve up authors and books that may not be on the bestseller list, but oughta be on your brain-food menu.




Teens Read Too! - US based - Aimed at everyone

Teens Read Too is an American teen book site run by the enthusiastic and brilliant Jen. She also runs the Teens Read Too Reading Circle ( an interactive Yahoo! group). Excellent stuff.




YA Books Central - US based - Aimed at everyone

YA books central is an American site about books for young adults (and kids now too). It is brilliant for information and is nicely kept up-to-date.




Bettendorf Public Library - US based - Aimed at teens

The Bettendorf Public Library site has the most amazing list of teenage series and sequel titles in the world! (see the list on the right of the main page 'YA Books in Series') So if you want to know the name of book 32 in the 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' series, what the sequel to 'Ruby in the Smoke' is, or who wrote the Sandman series of books, then this is the place to go. I defy you to find a series not listed! It's amazing!!




Children's Book Sequels - UK based - Aimed at everyone

Children's Book Sequels is a new UK site which is similar to the Bettendorf Public Library in that it aims to provide a comphrensive list of what comes next in book series'. Because it's UK based it lists books only available in the UK, some that the US hasn't even heard off, such as Karen McCombie's Ally's World etc. It also has links to series/author websites. Currently small but growing all the time.




Sharyn's site - US based - Aimed at everyone

Sharyn is an utterly, utterly mad woman with way too much spare time on her hands - but hasn't she used it well? This is absolutely the best web resource for further links that I have come across for childrens/teen fiction. Quick to download too as there are basically no graphics (except the one shown!?!)




Word Pool - UK based - Aimed at parents, teachers and writers

The children’s book site for parents, teachers and writers. Reading frogs aside the Word Pool site is your absolutely no nonsense guide to the online world of children's books.




Teen Librarian - UK based - Aimed at librarians

Teen Librarian aims to bring together as many strands of the teen service as possible and is full of relevant information for new and experienced UK librarians offering a teen service within their libraries.




Cool Reads - UK based - Aimed at 10-15yrs

Cool Reads has hundreds of cool-reads reviewed by 10-15 year olds. The cool-reads site was designed and run by Chris and Tim when they themselves were in the cool-reads age range of 10-15. They are now out of the age range but the site they built up, with the help of hundreds of cool-readers from around the world, is now archived here.




BookTrusted - UK based - Aimed at everyone

Booktrusted is the children's arm of Booktrust, an independent educational charity. They are the umbrella organisation for the Children's Laureate Scheme and home of the Booktrust Teenage Prize. This link will take you to the adult oriented pages and This link will take you to the teen oriented pages. Neat heh?




Cheryl Rainfield - US based - Aimed at everyone


Cheryl Rainfield, an American YA author, hosts a comprehensive site with excellent links for writers and readers alike. She also has an excellent blog full of book reviews and links to other YA author blogs!




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Teen Links


Pink World - UK based on-line magazine for teen girls

Very, very pink, Pink World is a site for those of us who like to shrug of the feeling of a dull and dreary existence by putting on a pair of pink tinted shades and seeing the world in all its glittery glory. A place where kooky chicks rule, where you can crown yourself princess and wear your tiara with your Pyjamas!




My Kinda Place - UK based on-line teen magazine

MKP (My Kinda Place) is the leading UK teen mag site on the web. It's aimed at girls which is a bit of shame for the lads because it's a cracking site. It's updated at least once a day and is just jam packed full of interesting trivia, celeb gossip, hot prizes, exclusive interviews, latest music, films and, occasionally, books.




Teentoday - UK based on-line teen magazine

Teentoday is a much more boy friendly site, with something for everyone - and no pink in sight! From the latest films and coolest music to the hottest celeb gossip and mobile treats. It's a very hip, cool site with a good teen chatroom. They even have a book section (kind of).




Teensay - UK based chatroom/on-line teen mag

Teensay is a UK teen chat site. It offers teen chatrooms, teen message boards, online games, avatars, teen advice etc. Kinda like other teen mag sites but with the emphasis on chatting and making new friends.




Teen Ink - US based writing site for teens

One for the wannabe writers amongst you, Teen Ink is a monthly print magazine, website, and a book series all written by teens for teens. Why not have a go at submitting something?




Teenage Health Freak - UK based teen health site

Produced by the writers of the original 'Diary of a Teenage Health Freak' series - (books written in a fictional diary format but giving top tips on teenage health issues) - the Teenage Health Freak site will answer all those embarrasing questions you can't ask anyone else, in a totally cringe-free way.




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Fun Links




Librarian Dress-up

Whoever said librarians were old and boring had no idea what they were talking about. I mean check out Librarian Dress-up, where you can dress up your own librarian in a range of funky outfits! There's even a cat-woman suit. Wicked.




Hero Machine

This is cool. Design your own characters with the smart, interactive Hero Machine. I designed this lovely picture of what my feisty female character, Catherine Lock, might look like.




Neopets

Do not go here. I'm serious! If you visit the Neopets site and start adopting cute animals to play with and teach and buy things for, IT WILL TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE! You have been warned.




Mini-Mizer

Lego-tastic. If you love Lego then this is for you. With Mini-mizer you can create your own lego characters. I made a stunning picture of myself. I look good in yellow, no?




City Creator

My God, I am so sad! I can spend hours playing with this excellent City Creator Building it all, house by house, imagining how happy all the people are. Jeez! Somebody stop me already!


ART GAMES


For your interactive pleasure here's a collection of art-related games that I've stumbled across while doing important research (cough!) for my 'Catherine Lock, Art Restorer' books.




Artie's Studio

Loads a games here, mainly aimed at 4-12yrs but I still liked them. My fav is the American colour theory game, and I defy ANY 4-12yr who can do the sculpture quiz! It's really hard. You can also view it in Spanish - possible Spanish exam revision? Any excuse.




BBC Art Personality Test

Check out this fun survey to see whether there's a connection between your personality type and the art that you like.




Jackson Pollock Canvas

Get creative Jackson Pollock style (that means loads of spashes of seemingly random paint) with this arty time-waster. Fun but utterly, utterly pointless. TIP: To change the colour of your paintbrush, just click your mouse.




Artedventures

Designed for all ages. The menu may look a bit basic, but it's good fun when you get going. The art of crime detection game is totally impossible though.
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Kelley Links ~ Totally random stuff that rocks my world


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Catwoman Stuff

If you don't know already, I'm a BIG Catwoman fan. I have a scarily large collection of useless tat that I totally love. Sadly all my favourite catwoman sites seem to have gone, but there are still plenty to surf. Check out the The Original Catwoman Webring to find the best ones. I got the wicked little animated gif from this guy. You can also visit the Official DC Catwoman site but it hasn't been updated since 2002! Nice desktop images though.



Environmental Stuff

Finally the world's population is starting to take an interest in the mess it's creating! My biggest pet hate is litterbugs, closely followed by people who argue against such things as recycling, saying it's not cost-effective or worthwhile. ARGGGGHH! Remember it's REDUCE, REUSE and then RECYCLE. If we'd all just stop being such mindless consumers, poor planet Earth might decide not kick us into extinction!

Okay. Rant over.



Friends of the Earth is a UK based environmental organisation working towards a greener future for our planet. They aren't very radical but they do get things done and I am proud to be a member.




I'm sure you've heard of Greenpeace. They are an international environmental organisation which is known for its radical actions in defence of our planet. I am a member of this organisation too, although I sometimes cringe at their bravado - probably something to do with me being British!





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