Books and Literature Databases
What Book Next.Com
Need just the right fiction title for class discussions, student projects, or read-a-louds? Or simply a great read for yourself? Whatbooknext.com is a searchable site of reviewed children’s and teens’ books, enabling teachers, librarians, students, parents, and readers to select appropriate reads for children with ease. Choose from dozens of themes and genres, and hundreds of topics. Search by age group, from picture books to teen fiction.
Gale Litfinder
LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
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Gale Literature Resource Center - LRC, Scribner Writers Series Online, Twayne's Authors Online
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world, supplemented by the scholarly materials of the Scribner Writers Series and Twayne's World, U.S., and English Authors Series.
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Gale Books and Authors
Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favourites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. Through the use of expertly written and arranged content and a dynamic, cutting edge user interface, Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun! By leveraging the entire award-winning What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike can be sure that their next big read comes with a BIG recommendation.
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Oxford Reference Online
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