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The Biography Maker
Developed by the Bellingham School District (WA), this page helps students create effective biographical writings.

Book Rags: Comprehensive Guides to Classic Literature
Select a book from an alphabetical list of 150 titles and find a study guide, author biography, plot summary, information on characters and objects and important quotations. Also includes complete text for many and free Ebooks.

Easybib
Generate MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style citations and bibliographies automatically with this creator.

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children’s Literature 
Select Reading Room and find links to entire classic books, such as Little Women, Treasure Island and more. Other sections on this site, from a middle school librarian, offer reviews and a long list of author and illustrator links.

Literature in Great Britain
Information on the Victorians and their 18th and 19th Century Precursors, listed chronologically.

Medieval History Art and Artists

List of sites on Medieval Architecture, Art, Drama, Literature, Poetry and Music.

The Online Books Page
This site, from the University of Pennsylvannia Library, provides access to books that are free to read over the Internet. There are 17,000+ titles and you can search by author or title and can browse by subject. There are also sections about banned books and prize winners.

Vandergrift’s Children’s Literature Page 
This site, from a professor at Rutger’s University, explores the meaning and purpose of literature in children’s lives today. Includes an eclectic list of topics, such as female voices in picture books, literary biography, African-American images, censorship and more.

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Last Updated: February 28, 2011