Reading and Literature Links

Australian Literary Awards and Prizes
This site lists a range of Australian awards and the winning titles.
Australian Centre for Youth Literature
"By the year 2002 the Australian Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria will be nationally and internationally recognised as the catalyst for creating the readers and writers of the future through the promotion of Australian and other literature for and by young people."
Children's and Young Adult Literature - Book reviews
Staff and students of the Latrobe University in Bendigo have provided this collection of reviews of books for children and young adults.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
A site developed by David K. Brown, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.
Focus on Fiction
This site is from the Education Department of Western Australia and developed as resource for students and teachers.
Larrikin Literature Page
This site includes information about Australian authors and Australian literature as well as listing winners of literature prizes, and prize-winning books. eg: The Australian Vogel Award.
MysteryNet.com
for everyone who enjoys a mystery. The site includes "Solve-it-yourself" mysteries as well as information about mystery authors and reviews of mystery books.
Fantasy Finder
A table of popular fantasy. Readers have the opportunity to vote for their own favourites.
"Real Boys Read Books" List
A booklist prepared for Melbourne High School students by Pam Macintyre.

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