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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Norton Juster

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video interview with children's book author Norton Juster includes a brief written biography.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Chaim Potok

For Students 3rd - 8th
This brief article on Chaim Potok, a rabbi and the author of "The Chosen", supplies information about his novel's characters, his early life and his education. Provides links to related articles.
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New York Times

New York Times: A Literary Map of Manhattan

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Manhattan through the words of great literature. Scroll down the map or click on the book icons to find a quotation that relates to a specific address in New York. Many of the quotations are accompanied by portraits of the...