Teenreads.com http://www.teenreads.com/index.asp
COOL MIDDLE SCHOOL WEBSITES http://www.sldirectory.com/studf/cool.html
Great Grammar Games http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/speech.htm
Reading is Fundamental has advice for parents. http://www.rif.org/
MAD LIBS, ETC. http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrackMembersFrames.do?org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=450e908f74aaf3ca3879d725b259cafd&number=233792&password
This is a straight dictionary/thesaurus site - but don't get too used to it. Learn to look up words the old-fashioned way, too! http://www.dictionary.com
Stonesoup.com - An online literary magazine by young writers and artists. Great articles and you can also submit your own pieces and see if they get published! http://www.stonesoup.com