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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides multiple formats of the full text of Kipling's novel The Jungle Book.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Enormous Room by E. E. Cummings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource provides the ebook of this famous World War I memoir, The Enormous Room, by E. E. Cummings. The book is written in part in Cummings's unconventional poetic style.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Bullies in Children's Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Scroll down to see the annotated list from children's literature expert Carol Hurst.
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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment of the Arts: The Big Read: The Death of Ivan Ilyich

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide to Leo Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich, with historical information, author biographies, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics.
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Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: A Christmas Carol

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher's guide to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is written to help students who are reading this book for class work.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Judy Blume

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about how Judy Blume's books have inspired the young author of this brief article. This website includes images and "related links" for further reading.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: j.k. Rowling

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about why J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" books, is a "writer hero" to young readers. This article, written by young students, includes images and related links.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Suggestions for Writing Memoirs: Memoirs With Strong Word Choices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Editor Amy Ehrlich compelled ten well-known children's authors to write narratives, and she compiled these memoirs in her book, When I Was Your Age. The collection of narratives varies, but an underlying theme is the way in which...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Lydia Maria Child (1802 to 1880)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from Lydia Maria Child's first book, Hobomok, about a Native American who helped the early New England settlers.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about why Laura Ingalls Wilder is a writer hero and learn about her life as pioneer girl in the late 1800s.