Lois Lowry's, "The Giver", is an Newbery Award novel. Themes of "The Giver" are diversity, freedom, connections, choice, individuality, honesty, and family. Make the smart choice by reading the novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The...

This site provides brief biographical information regarding Robert Silverberg and a chronological listing of his works. Click on the year to view information about that year. Includes brief descriptions of each work.

This site offers a very extensive bibliography with the book covers of Ray Bradbury's books. This site also has a brief biography and a photograph. Click on a book's year to view information about that year. Includes brief descriptions...

Home page for this comprehensive Louis L'Amour site. Includes pages on biographical information, photo gallery, FAQs, published works, bulletin board, and more.

Bio of Shakespeare which discusses the mystery of his life: the authorship of his works and lack of records for him. Other biographical links contained as well as page on his works.

King's College provides this brief biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Women." Includes several links in its annotated bibliography.

Welcome to Seussville University! Students and teachers will benefit from the educational and entertaining activities and games found at this site. Don't miss out on this terrific resource.

This resource focuses on several of Gary Paulsen's novels. There are resources at the different links featuring lesson plans, activities, teaching guides and more.

A psychological look at author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, and the impact her parents had on her life.

This is a complete online study guide/notes for the book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

Use this site to broaden your knowledge of Hermann Hesse. This site features links to biographical information and lesson plans and activities for specific works.

Teaching resources, lesson plans, study guides, and other resources cataloged for easy access by language arts teachers. The majority of resources deal with reading and literature, although there are also sections on grammar, writing,...

Teaching resources, lesson plans, study guides, and other resources cataloged for easy access by language arts teachers. The majority of resources deal with reading and literature, although there are also sections on grammar, writing,...

At this site from The Nobel Foundation, you can read about Pablo Neruda, the 1971 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Nobel...

This is an online study guide for the novel Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. This book investigates the rise of the...

This encyclopedia article gives biographical information about Whitney Young, civil rights leader and president of the National Urban League.

Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Margaret Mead, noted anthropologist and prolific author.

This well-organized site offers a useful discussion of all phases of his life and work. Suggested motivation and influences of the author's work. Includes critical discussion of several popular poems.

This website presents a brief biography on the life and writing of Washington Irving. From this page, access e-texts of some of his famous books and stories.

Explore this comprehensive book club lesson plan for "The Watsons Go to Brimingham-- 1963," by Christopher Paul Curtis.

Discover more about the young adult fiction writer Avi when you visit this site. This online resource provides links to lesson plans, autobiographical information and more.

The complete text of many of Alcott's famous works, a brief biography and a portrait are offered here. The most unusual feature is the ability to annotate the works as you read. Great for notetaking, adding marginalia, raising questions,...

This site offers a biography with a photo of Ellison and a video entitled "The Novel: Ralph Ellison on Work in Progress 1966" [28:56]. It also has links to seven of his books.

This includes a brief biography of the author Pam Munoz Ryan. A transcript of an interview is also included on the site, as well as an annotated list of her books.