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Sue Monk Kidd: Author (Biography)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Sue Monk Kidd from her own home page. The biography is rather extensive. Also includes a list of her writing awards.
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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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American Library Association

American Library Association: Newbery Medal Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is dedicated to winners of the Newbery Medal, an award named for an eighteenth-century British bookseller. Link is available for list of current winners and past winners.
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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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Rachna Gilmore: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Rachna Gilmore is a popular Canadian author of picture books and elementary novels. She provides biographical information and summaries of her books on this page.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Nathanael West

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information on West's works. Provides background information, thematic analysis, and critical reception of his works. Includes quotes, brief biographical information, and links to referenced subject pages.
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Author's Calendar: Ama Ata Aidoo

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives a good biography of Ghanaian author, Ama Ata Aidoo including some quotes.
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Book Page: Yolen Interview

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource is an article about author Jane Yolen. It gives a little biographical information, pictures of book covers, and great quotes from the author.
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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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Author's Calendar: George Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Mary Ann Cross -- better known as George Eliot -- who was the author of "Middlemarch" and "Silas Marner." This page includes biographical information as well as insight into individual literary works by Eliot.
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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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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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About the Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical page offers some background about Ms. Haddix and the awards she's won, along with a link to a full biography.
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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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Argot Language Centre: Lucy Maud Montgomery

For Students 9th - 10th
Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, is perhaps Prince Edward Island's most famous person. Her books continue to delight new generations. This site actually has two biographical profiles of her, one for easy reading and...
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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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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.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Wolfgang Kohler

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides biographical information and references to the work of Gestalt psychologist Wolfgang Kohler.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1991: Nadine Gordimer

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site for Nobel prize winners. Gordimer's page contains a biography, list of works, a press release, a copy of her Nobel lecture and a copy of a short story entitled "Loot."
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Humanities Texas: Texas Originals: Roy Bedichek

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Texas writer and naturalist Roy Bedichek, who lived from 1878-1959. The text on this page is also available as an audio recording through a side link.
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Educational Paperback Association: Robert Newton Peck

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on the young adult author Robert Newton Peck. Includes selected works and citations pertaining to the author.
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Author's Calendar: Gunter Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography and writer that includes a list of related links and a page that focuses on "The Tin Drum."
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site from The Academy of American Poets about the poet William Blake (1757-1827 CE). While the primary purpose of the site is to provide a biography of the author, there are very good links on the page. By clicking on the links...
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Univ. De Valencia: Chronology of Jonathan Swift's Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed timeline of important moments in the author's life, as well as significant historical events. Includes Whig and Tory pages, and info about the Pope and the Anglican Church.