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Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Resource provides multiple formats of the full text of Kipling's novel The Jungle Book.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Enormous Room by E. E. Cummings
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.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Bullies in Children's Literature
Scroll down to see the annotated list from children's literature expert Carol Hurst.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment of the Arts: The Big Read: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
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.
Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: A Christmas Carol
This teacher's guide to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is written to help students who are reading this book for class work.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Judy Blume
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.
My Hero Project
My Hero: j.k. Rowling
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.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Suggestions for Writing Memoirs: Memoirs With Strong Word Choices
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...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Lydia Maria Child (1802 to 1880)
Read excerpts from Lydia Maria Child's first book, Hobomok, about a Native American who helped the early New England settlers.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Laura Ingalls Wilder
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.