Barrington Stoke: http://www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/children/index.html
Site for kids with dyslexia or reluctant readers. Interviews with authors and the chance to join as a 'consultant' and help them work out which books are good.

Bookbox: http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/b/bookbox
Great Channel 4 website that aims to put kids in touch with authors and books. Check out 30 popular authors. There's also a Writer's Toolkit with tips from the authors delivered in audio.

Children's Laureate: http://www.childrenslaureate.org
Read all about the special kids' laureate, Jacqueline Wilson.

Cool Reads: http://www.cool-reads.co.uk
The original kids' own cool site, this was set up by Chris (16) and Tim (15). The kids review new work from 10 to 15 year olds. It's pretty cool!

Groovy Child Writer: http://www.groovychildwriter.co.uk
Sophie and Emma invite other kids to send in their stories and poems to go on the site. Then check it out to see if your own entries appear on the site, or read work by other teenagers and children.

Kids' Review: http://www.kidsreview.org.uk
Over 9,000 reviews by children of the books they have read and enjoyed.

Literary Dreams: http://www.literarydreams.net
This site's quite like Cool Reads (see above). It contains teenagers' own reviews of over 200 titles, organised by subject.

Poem Hunter: http://www.poemhunter.com
Great site to find poems and poets, useful for answers to quizzes!

Poetry Society: http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/education/youngpo/ypindex.htm
Special young poets' section of the Poetry Society, offering membership for teenage writers.

Poetry Zone: http://www.poetryzone.co.uk
Fun site which publishes kids' own work and reviews. Also has a great list of Top Tips or getting your poetry selected, which any writer could use at http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/index2.htm

Random House: http://www.randomhouse.com/childrens
Publisher's website dedicated to teen readers. Includes thousands of books for teens, plus bits from the books, reading group guides, competitions, tests and author biographies.

Read It: http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/Readit/BookReview.nsf/HomePage?OpenForm Handy site with children's book reviews and star-ratings for the best books.

Reading Matters: http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/index.php
Check out this site to find reviews which will help you find the books you'd like to read. If you're still not sure, there's the fun Bookchooser to help you!

Show me: http://www.show.me.uk
Lots of fun stuff from history and science.

Scottish Poetry Library: http://www.spl.org.uk/youngpeople
Special site for young people in Scotland, run by the Children's Poetry Bookshelf's partner, the Scottish Poetry Library.

The Word Pool: http://www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk
Great site for choosing children's books; this link will take you to a list of links to authors' websites

Young Cultural Creators: http://www.youngculturalcreators.com
A site intended to help young people develop their reading and creativity.

Young Booktrust: http://www.booktrusted.com
Online magazine about books for young people, featuring a book of the month, other recommended books and reviews.

Young Writers Society: http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/forum/index.php
An online community where young people can post and share their work. You have to join, and membership is free.