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Book Browse: Barbara Kingsolver Biography
This is a well-written, detailed biography of the author Barbara Kingsolver. Also includes a small picture and a link to a list of her books.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Read the full text of Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" for free. With links to other short stories by famous American writers.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jack London
Lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources are provided for teaching students reading Jack London's The Call of the Wild and his other works.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: John Steinbeck
This site features lesson plans for several of John Steinbeck's books. Not surprisingly, most resources relate to "The Grapes of Wrath."
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: James Thurber
Discover writer James Thurber through this comprehensive site. This resource features links to lesson plans and activities for "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and some of his other stories.
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Literary Explorer Presents: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Delve into the world of Tom Sawyer when you explore this site. These links range from information about Mark Twain to the analysis of major characters.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Johnny Tremain
Come and discover more about the novel, "Johnny Tremain," by Esther Forbes. This site features a discussion guide, writing prompt, vocabulary builder, extension activity and more.
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Book Page: Barbara Kingsolver (Poisonwood Bible)
This article, based off an interview with author Barbara Kingsolver, discusses her experiences living in the Congo and how they inspired her to write The Poisonwood Bible.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Memorandum During the War
The Electronic Text Center of the University of Virginia presents links to the online text for Walt Whitman's prose writing, "Memorandum During the War" in which Whitman records his thoughts and experiences visiting the wounded in the...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Gertrude Stein
This site provides links to several interesting photos of Gertrude Stein.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: The Grapes of Wrath
A Library of Congress lesson on "The Grapes of Wrath," through which students discover how cultural artifacts from the book support its themes and see connections "between the social, cultural, and literary contexts of literature."
University at Buffalo
Gertrude Stein
This site, maintained by a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, contains an excerpt from Stein's "Composition as Explanation" and 4 photos of Stein.
Eserver
E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Thoreau Chronology
This resource offers a detailed chronology of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862 CE). Give information on his life, writings, and lectures.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Samuel" by Jack London
Text of the short story "Samuel" by Jack London. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Uc Press: Workin' Man Blues
This site, from the University of California Press, offers a description of Gerald Haslam's book about country music in California called "Workin' Man Blues." The site also offers a bit of information about Haslam's life and other works.
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Young Adults Books: Pigs in Heaven
Contains a book review for Pigs in Heaven, which contains mainly a plot summary and a few lines of commentary by the writer. No additional information is given.
Eserver
E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Thoreau: Genius Ignored
An in-depth biography of Henry David Thoreau. Includes information on nearly every known period of his life, including his life at Walden and his essays and writings.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: The Grapes of Wrath
A brief summary of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Does not include an on-line text of the work but does provide links to informational websites.
C-SPAN
C Span: American Authors 2: Jack Kerouac
Contains a biography of Jack Kerouac (1922-1969 CE), list of works, and links to additional information on the writer.
C-SPAN
C Span: American Writers: Mark Twain
Contains a good biography of Twain (1835-1910 CE), a list of his works, and links to additional information.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Carson Mc Cullers
This site provides biographical information of American author, Carson McCullers.
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Uc Press: The Great Central Valley
This site, from the University of California Press, describes the book "The Great Central Valley," with text by Gerald Haslam and photos by Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson. The description offers interesting information about the book...
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Official Site of Gary Soto
This site provides a brief biography of author, Gary Soto, and includes links to his current works.
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Book Page Interview: Gary Soto
This site, part of the online version of the magazine BookPage, provides a 1998 interview with Gary Soto, in which he discusses the themes of some of his works, his background, and his use of different genres of writing.