Links
Activism
- Volunteermatch Search over 73,000 nonprofit organizations and find the right match near you.
- Rock the Vote Rock the Vote uses music, popular culture and new technologies to engage and incite young people to register and vote in every election.
- Youth Noise Youth Noise empowers young leaders to act for the causes they care about locally, nationally and globally.
- Peninsula Humane Society If you love animals and like working with people, consider volunteering in this award winning program. Positions available for 13 year olds and up.
- Locks of Love Locks of Love is an organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 21.
College
- Know How 2 Go Turn your college dreams into action-oriented goals with four easy steps.
- Petersons The most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the Internet.
- Unigo What kind of college is right for me? How can I get in? Find out here.
- The Multicultural Advantage A compilation of scholarships, fellowships, grants awards and other opportunities for those seeking continuing education.
- FAFSA Federal Student Aid ensures that all eligible individuals can benefit from federally funded or federally guaranteed financial assistance for education beyond high school.
- 826 Valencia College Scholarships Each year, 826 Valencia awards three $10,000 scholarships to college-bound students in the Bay Area.
- Fastweb As a scholarship matching service, FastWeb matches users to scholarships based on their qualifications.
Homework Help
- Study Rooms, Homework Centers, Databases, and Live Tutors. Find it all at our Homework Help page.
Internet Safety
- nsTeens Web safety tips for gaming, social networking, and cyberbullying.
Jobs
- Government Students Jobs Information on government agencies with student employment opportunities.
- Teens 4 Hire Teens 14 to 19 looking for a full-time, part-time, summer, seasonal, volunteer or vocational jobs.
Tech & Games
- Runescape The world’s most popular free massively multiplayer online game.
- LARP Larp is a live action role playing game where participants physically act out their characters' actions.
- GameSpot The source for game previews and reviews, live-event coverage, cinema-quality videos, exclusive interviews, and strategy guides.
- Metacritic Metacritic compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for movies, DVDs, music, television and games.
Things to See and Do
- Digital Storytelling You tell a story with images, music, and video. Available at the Pacifica Sharp Park Library.
- Bay Unity Music Project A music performance and production program for Bay Area youth.
- Latinitas An online magazine and blog for Latina teens.
- Post Secret Post and view secrets anonymously on this blog.
- Graffiti Creator View a wide range of graffiti from around the world.
- WonderCon The annual comic book/anime conference where you can meet authors, artists, and actors.
- Atlas Obscura Odd buildings and geographical features from around the world.
Authors, Bios, and Blogs
- Teen Reads info and features about authors, books, series and characters.
Ann Brashares |
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| Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows |
Kate Brian |
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| I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader |
Geek Magnet |
Meg Cabot |
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| The Princess Diaries | Hunter's Moon |
Cecil Castellucci |
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| Beige | Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd |
Sandra Cisneros |
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| The House on Mango Street | Caramelo |
Cassandra Clare |
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| City of Bones | City of Ashes |
Cornelia Funke |
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| Dragon Rider | Inkheart |
John Green |
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| Looking for Alaska | An Abundance of Katherines |
Shannon Hale |
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| Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Book of a Thousand Days |
Lisi Harrison |
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| The Clique | P.S. I Loathe You |
Anthony Horowitz |
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| Stormbreaker | The Switch |
Pat McCormick |
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| Cut | Sold |
Stephenie Meyer |
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| Twilight | Breaking Dawn |
Cecily von Ziegesar |
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| Gossip Girl | The It Girl |