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- Quotations
- Find a Poet
- Poetry 180
- Writing with Writers
- 8th Grade Poets and Poetry Links
- Long Way from Chicago Websites – List has moved – See below
6th Grade – Animals Research
6th Grade – Greek/Roman Mythology
- KidsInfoBits – if link doesn’t work, try typing KidsInfoBits in the address bar
6th Grade – Long Way From Chicago Websites:
- Great Depression to WWII Websites
- Crime Library – Info about Al Capone and Bugs Moran
- Thompson Submachine gun
- Prohibition
- Model T Ford
- Hupmobile
- Terraplane 8
- Shotgun
- Jesse James Gang
- Shiloh
- Ulysses S Grant
- Vicksburg
- Charles Lindbergh
- Great Chicago Fire
6th Grade – Summer Reading Websites:
- http://www.reviewandreact.com – Read or post book reviews at this website created for Buffalo High School in Buffalo, MN. Allows you to search by author, title and genre.
- http://flamingnet.com/bookreviews/advbookreviews.cfm – Browse reviews for teens written by other teens, searchable by author, title and genre.
- http://www.spl.org/audiences/teens/teen-books-and-more – Seattle Public Library’s list of top teen books broken down by genre.
- http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/teen/lists – Santa Clara County Library Web site contains reviews written by teens for teens, book lists, and more.
- http://www.guysread.com – Children’s author Jon Scieszka provides book suggestions for the male reader.
- http://www.noflyingnotights.com/index2.html – Graphic novel reviews broken down by genre.
- http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/rms/reading.htm – Website for Rundlett Middle School in Concord, NH, contains book reviews written by middle school students.
- http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/il.htm – Browse for selections for grades 5-8 or young adult and read summaries written by site creator Nancy Keane.
- http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp – KidsReads contains reviews and lists of upcoming books for the middle school reader.
- http://www.teenreads.com – TeenReads is a site devoted to book suggestions, reviews, and more cool stuff.
- http://www.bookloons.com/HandHTML/teens.html – Read reviews, excerpts and interviews at Book Loons.
- http://www.harperteen.com/book/newreleases.aspx – Read and review books before they’re even published at Harper Collins’ First Look web site.
- http://www.marylaine.com/bookbyte/ya.html – Find books too good to put down according to Marylaine Block, a librarian and reviewer for School Library Journal.
- http://www.http://www.learnstuff.com – A reading list for teens including brief descriptions and links.
7th Grade – Victorian England:
Inventions during Victorian Times
Victorian England: An Introduction
A Victorian Education: A Brief History
8th Grade – Short Stories:
Short Stories for Middle School
Short Stories for Middle School V. II
HubPages Short Stories for Middle School
LetterPile Very Short Stories for High School & Middle School
Page Last Updated on February 5, 2018