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Celestial Timepiece: A Joyce Carol Oates Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This spectacular site is filled with information about Oates, her work and scholarship about her work. Includes extensive bibliographies, full text of many different works, photos, interviews, and a biography.
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Arab World Books: Arab Authors' Home on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a listing of authors from the Arabic world. Authors are listed in alphabetical order according to their last name. To find an author, click on the name and you'll be taken to that writer's page where it contains a...
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Other

Isaac Asimov Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers every aspect of Asimov's prolific writing career. Biographical information, movie connections, short story collections, lists of Asmiov's works are all here.
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Houston Southwest College: Marlowe Literary Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Good resource if you want a little bit of everything on Marlowe: biography, "Dr. Faustus" text, bibliography, and more!
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Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Anniina's Toni Morrison Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site provides information and critiques on Morrison's work as well as biographies, bibliographies, and interviews with Toni Morrison.
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Other

Erin's Poetry Pages: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a great deal of information on Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) including the following sections: Biography, Magazine/Journal Articles, Some Favorite Poems, and Emily Links. The journal articles include critical reviews of some of...
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Other

Poetry Lovers' Page: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of Poe's (1809-1849 CE) poems is accessible in an alphabetical listing. There is also a biography of Poe, with links to some of his other works.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Hans Christian Andersen

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides you with biographical information on the life of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 1527)

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography of Machiavelli includes a color portrait, links to more information about important ideas, and recommended primary and secondary sources.
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Projects: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of 14 of Anthony Trollope's works in many different formats.
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Other

Gustavus University: Willa Cather Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive collection of publications by and about Cather, including some of her most impressive quotes from numerous sources. Features detailed biographical information and specific Nebraska historical information related to the...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Gabrielle Roy

For Students 9th - 10th
Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) was a renowned French-Canadian author. This page has biographical information and lists of her published writings.
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Other

The Ambrose Bierce Project: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted the work of writer Ambrose Bierce. Visitors can view pages from the printed editon of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and read an annotated version of the text. Links within the site provide...
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Harvard University

Harvard: The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: John Lydgate

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biography and general critique of his "high style" English lyric poetry, with links to several of his works, some annotated. Beautiful color picture from "Sege of Thebes."
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Contemporary Women Writers: Anniina's Amy Tan Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive list of links to others sites about author Amy Tan, with brief biographical information.
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Other

Poetry Lover's Page: Collection of Poems by Pushkin

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a very brief biography and photo of Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin. However, this page does have a very large list of links to full texts of poems written by Pushkin.
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Other

The Critical Calvino Page

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site dedicated to Italo Calvino (1923-1985 CE), one of Italy's most famous writers. A brief biography and links to essays about and works by Calvino are included.
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Other

Ed. Paperback Assoc.: Top 100 Authors Beverly Cleary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read what Beverly Cleary has to say about her life, and what the Educational Paperback Association has to say as well. There is also a list of some of her work.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." is a one page, biographical passage about Martin Luther King, Jr. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes determining the author's...
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Luminarium

Luminarium: John Milton Resource Page

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Extensive information on the author, including biography, quotations and complete text of more than twenty works. Also has links to other resources.
Handout
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

Canscaip: Ian Wallace

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ian Wallace is a highly acclaimed Canadian children's illustrator/author. This page has biographical information and a list of his published works.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Study Guide for Johnny Tremain [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
This twenty-two page study guide provides biographical information on author Esther Forbes, an introduction to "Johnny Tremain," and activities to accompany a reading of this historical novel. Includes pre-reading activities, reading...
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Other

University of Virginia: Walt Whitman Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive archive of works by and about Walt Whitman, from the University of Virginia. Includes his manuscripts (transcriptions and page images), published works, biography, criticism, images, teaching materials, and much more.