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An A to Z of Reader's Advisory 

Aliens: They're Here: Science Fiction with actual aliens
Apocalypse Survival Tips from YA Lit   
Assassins: Teenage Assassins in YA Lit
Beyond the Grave: dead narrators  
Bioengineering (Frankenstein 2012: YA lit with bioengineering)
Body Image
Bullying
Cancer 
Comics: Non comic books about comic book culture 
Dads: #bestYAdad: The best dads in YA lit
Dancing 
Death and Dying: Sometimes it is among the dying that we remember to truly live 
Dystopias
Egypt: Read About Your "Mummy" (and Egypt)
Epidemics list 1 and list 2  
Environment: Earth Day Dystopias
Fairy Tales (twisted, of course) and Cinderella Retellings
Faith and Spirituality: op 10 and Mysteries with a Message
Feminist Books 
Filmaking 
Food: Sweet Reads, more Sweet Reads and Mouth Watering Reads
Freshmen 5: Great reads for HS Freshmen 
GLBTQ: For Annie and Liza and Take 5: Top NEW GLBTQ Titles
Government: Fight the (Abuse of) Power 
Graveyards: Someone Just Walked Over My Grave: Haunted Tales 
Hearts: Listen to these candy hearts 
Historical Fiction: The 80s as Historical Fiction 
Horror: The Stories that Haunt our Childhood: Local legends and superstitions
Israeli Female Soldiers: World War Z and Israeli Females in Teen
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M is for Memoirs 
Memorial Day Reads: Honoring those that serve
Mental Illness
Music
Myths and Mythology 
Nonfiction: Zest Books
Paranormal Romance 
Politics: A look at the (abuse of) government in YA fiction
Poverty: Rich Teen, Poor Teen: Depictions of youth living in poverty
Prom Books
Reproductive Rights in YA Lit
Science: STEM Girls, female main characters rocking science and math
Science Fiction (see also Weird Science below) 
Seniors: Out with the Old   
Serial Killers: I Eat Cereal, but I am NOT a Serial Killer 
Sexual Violence: Because No ALWAYS Means No:
See also, this list of titles dealing with sexual violence.
Short Stories
Spies Like Us 
Tech:  Teen Tech Week: More than just a game and More Teen Tech Week
Teen Pregnancy
Time Travel 
Unconventional Stories:  Books told in nontraditional formats
Under the Sea: Mermaids
Vampires 
Weird Science 
Witness Protection: What's My Name Again? 
Zombies 

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BOOK AWARDS & BEST SELLER LISTS
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NONFICTION
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Kirkus Biography and Memoir

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
Kirkus Science Fiction & Fantasy Reviews
Barnes and Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Science Fiction and Fantasy Site

GRAPHIC NOVELS
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No Flying No Tights

HISTORICAL FICTION
Barnes and Noble Historical FictionAmazon Best Sellers in Historical Fiction
Goodreads Historical Fiction

ROMANCE FICTION
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Romantic Times OnlineBarnes and Noble Romance and Teen Fiction
 
MYSTERY FICTION
2015 Edgar Awards & Nominees for Mystery Fiction
Barnes and Noble Teen Horror and SuspenseBarnes and Noble Teen Mystery and Thrillers

SUMMER READING 2015!
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