NOVEL OR AUTHOR STUDY
Try these sites:
Bookhive
Offers find-a-book feature, book reviews and other fun activities.
Author Search
Junior Reference Collection available through NC Wise Owl (Gale Database). At home, you will need a password to access.
This great database has access to in depth biographical articles on some famous authors. Plot summaries for many books are also available. Choose biographies only for articles or all results to find multimedia information.
Reading Zone
The Reading Zone is a little like the fiction section at a public library. You can find links to on-line stories and also learn more about your favorite books and authors.
NoveList K-8
This resource allows you to find out more titles from an author, books similar to ones you like, all the books in a series, and books on topics you like. You will need a password to access at home.
Children’s Authors Directory
This page offers links to sites for many popular authors listed alphabetically.
Kids Reads
Here you can find biographical information about authors. More authors are added weekly. Also,
there are interviews with some authors and reviews of their books.
Many popular authors offer websites. Often these websites’ addresses are simply www.the author’s name.com.
Official Homepages for Some Popular Authors
