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The works on this School House Books "Collection of On Line Texts" are all recommended middle school reading.  Some are considered classics, and some are just fun reading.   To find literature suitable for your students, click on any red title that sounds interesting and appropriate, and retrieve the full length, online version of the text.  Read your choices aloud to your class;  print and distribute them to your children for reading - the possibilities are endless, but all books in this library are free!

Happy reading!

Duane Earnest

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Stephen Crane: Man, Myth, and Legend. This site contains information on the author of The Red Badge of Courage, including access to an online text and an audio introduction to the book.
The Charles Dickens Information Page. A very complete site from Japan on Charles Dickens, including links to a large number of additional resources.
The Many Faces of Alice.   A fully illustrated (by students at the Dalton School in New York), full-text version of Lewis Carrollís Aliceís Adventures in Wonderland, accompanied by student essays and teaching packet.
Nathaniel Hawthorne. One of the largest sites on Hawthorne, including resources and links to his life and his work. Also has links to electronic texts of his books.
To Kill a Mockingbird: Then and Now. A site on this work of Harper Lee created by students for a ThinkQuest Project. Most useful for the study of the novel and the film.
Rip Van Winkle: Past and Present. This project looks at how Washington Irving used historical events in his writings. The story concentrated on is Rip Van Winkle.
Robin Hood Project. The Robin Hood Project is designed to make available in electronic format a database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales.
Snow White. This site examines the Snow White story in text and images over the last 100 years.
Mark Twain from about.com. A thoroughly long list of links to Twain and more Twain.
Mark Twain and His Times. This site focuses on how ìMark Twainî and his works were created and defined, marketed and performed, reviewed and appreciated. The goal is to allow readers, scholars, students, and teachers to see what Mark Twain and others from his times said about each other, in ways that can speak to us today.
 

Louisa May Alcott,  Little Women;      Flower Fables;    Louisa May Alcott Web.   Who was born on the 333rd day of the year, has had books on the bestseller list more than 100 years after her death, and has a crater on Venus named after her? Excellent collection of resources on this treasured author of Little Women.
Jane Austen Information Page.   An electronic text of Pride and Prejudice is available, as is information and links to other sites with details on Jane Austen.
James Barrie,  The Adventures of Peter Pan;    The Little White Bird;    Margaret Ogilvy.
L. Frank Baum,  The Oz Series.  Here you will fins every Oz story online.   Seamonkey Oz Home Page.    Here you will find Oz-related links, philosophical musings, creative writing, and lots of artwork by the inhabitants of Oz created by Baum. Many of these Ozians are very young, but they have e-mail addresses and would like to hear from  you;   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Web Site. Oz first started as a book by Frank L. Baum, then a series of books. The incredible world of Oz is explored in these pages. There is much to know about this wonderful land, and on these pages you will be told quite a lot about it, and helped to find out where to find out more.
Margery Williams Bianco,  The Velveteen Rabbit.
Frances Hodgson Burnett,   A Little Princess;    Little Lord Fauntleroy;    The Secret Garden.
The Brontë Web Site. This site is from Japan, and offers excellent photographs and links to all kinds of resources on the Brontë family. Lewis Carroll,  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland;    Through the Looking Glass.
Carlo Collodi, Adventures of Pinocchio.
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
Edward Gorey,  The Gashlycrumb Tinies..
Kenneth Grahame,  Dream Days.
Heinrich Hoffmann  Struwwelpeter/Slovenly Peter.
Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Rudyard Kipling ,  The Jungle Book.
Hugh Lofting,  The Story of Dr. Dolittle.
George MacDonald,  At the Back of the North Wind.
George MacDonald,  The Light Princess;  The Princess and the Goblin.
Lucy M. Montgomery,  Anne of Green Gables.
Lucy M. Montgomery,  Anne of Avonlea;      Anne of the Island.
E. Nesbit,  Five Children and It.
Edgar Allan Poe,  The Tell-Tale Heart.
Seussville. The Cat in the Hat, Sam-I-Am, Horton and the Whos, and the rest of the Seuss characters welcome you to Seussville, Dr. Seussís playground in cyberspace. You can play games, chat with the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, find out about new Dr. Seuss books and CD-ROMs, and much, much more!
Robert Louis Stevenson,  A Child's Garden of Verses;    Treasure Island;    Treasure Island Site - An informative site very neatly designed for children by a librarian in Britain. Learn all you can about this novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer;      The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;    Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
Jules Verne,  A Journey to the Center of the Earth
H.G. Wells,  The Time Machine;  The War of the Worlds

The Camelot Project. The Main Menu lists Arthurian characters, symbols, and sites. You may move from any highlighted element to
a submenu of basic information, texts, images, and a bibliography about that subject.
William Shakespeare,   Julius Caesar. This paraphrase of Shakespeareís play Julius Caesar is intended as a supplement to the original work. Read it along with the original as an aid to comprehension. This includes a number of links to relevant materials.
Shakespeare and the Globe. This Web site provides information on the reconstruction of the Globe and an archive on Shakespeare in Performance at the Globe, featuring illustrations and texts on the building of the original Globe, staging at the original Globe, and staging at the New Globe. Check their Quick Guide for help in navigation.

The Alice Fan Club. The characters in Phyllis Reynolds Naylorís Alice series endure all these dilemmasóand more. This fan area is
your chance to read all about Alice and her friends, make some new friends of your own, and hear from Phyllis Reynolds Naylor herself.
American Girls Series. An American Girl is a unique current girlsí series by Valerie Tripp, Janet Beele Shaw, Connie Porter, Susan S. Adler, and Maxine Schur. The series title is American Girls Collection. The American Girls stories are told through the eyes of girls living in different time periods. This site expands on the stories and has a club for fans of American Girls.
Betsy-Tacy Homepage. Maybe this Web page is the first you have ever heard of the well-loved series about girls growing up in turn-of-the century Minnesota.
Children's Storybooks On-line: another exciting site for illustrated stories and riddles.
Candlelight Stories: A collection of stories and rhymes created especially for the web medium.
Childrenís Storybook Online. Read lots of exciting stories like ìRound Bird Canít Fly,î ìGrow Your Own Gargoyle,î and ìThe Wumpalump.î
Curious George. The Curious George Forum is a great way to meet and share stories with other George fans, and donít miss the tribute to the late Margret Rey.
Disney Book Factory. Interactive books with your favorite Disney characters. A graphics-heavy site.
The End of the Rainbow.   The entire novel written by Bjarne Reuter and translated by Anthea Bell is available online through the publisherís home page.
Kinoís Storytime. And this is the place to visit if you like childrenís books, because it has THE BEST BOOKS with eye-popping pictures and terrific stories.
My Little House on the Prairie Home Page. From Jennifer Slegg, a fan of Laura Ingalls Wilderís books, this site explores a classic series of books by Wilder.
The Page at Pooh Corner. This page is dedicated to the wonderful stories found in the books Winnie-The-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, written by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard.
The Peter Rabbit Web Site. The official and definitive site on the world of Beatrix Potter. Potterís favorite characters and other aspects of her work can be viewed at a wide selection of art exhibitions, theatrical performances, displays, and local events.
The Realist Wonder Society: stories.
The Story Hour offered by the Internet Public Library.

Poems by Kenn Nesbitt
A Pocketful of Rhymes

Stone Soup Magazine: including a sample issue and links.
KidsNews
Weekly Reader: heavily graphic-designed site for prek to 10th grade
Kids' Space
Sports Illustrated for Kids
KidLit: designed for kids (mostly) and for adults interested in quality children's literature

KidzPage. Opportunity to read poetry from Ogden Nash and other famous poets. Contributions from young readers, too!
Project Bartleby.   Featuring 48 authors, this online literature project concentrates mainly on poetry and includes works by Robert Frost.

Book Links
Booklist
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: including reviews, ideas for classroom uses, and other professional resources.
Horn Book
School Library Journal

Nanny's Rocking Chair  A Safe Surf for Kids
Random House Kids.   Explore online with your favorite books and characters; you can even submit your own book reviews for online publication.
Reading Rainbow.   You can find good books, discover information on your favorite show, and even explore exciting segments in more detail.
Stories on the Web  If you like books and stories then come on in.   You can read stories, email authors, write reviews and even write your own stories - It's all here!
Awesome Library    Library materials, search, lesson plans, and more!
Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources
Online Stories, Books & Periodicals:  By and For Children & Young Adults
 
 

Childrenís Express. This site is for sharing news stories written by kids for everyone.
Cyberkids Connection. A virtual place for young people from all over the world to share their thoughts and ideas with each other.
Cyberteens.   Mountain Lake publishes educational software as well as the CyberKids and Cyberteens Web sites. Their goal is to create  and promote youth community worldwide and to give teens a voice and an interactive place to express their creativity. Young people all over the world make Cyberteens a sharing, caring space.
The Diary Project. It is a way for young people around the world to share their personal thoughts, feelings, and dreams with one another near and far . . . to ask questions and find answers about growing up at the turn of the 21st century via the Internet. Requires plugins.
KidNews. This is a free news and writing service for students and teachers around the world. Anyone may use stories from the service for educational purposes, and anyone may submit stories. It invites comments about the news gathering, teaching, and computer-related issues in the Discussion sections for students and teachers. A tremendous source of all kinds of magazines for student-published work.
Kidpub. More than 10,000 stories written by kids from all over the planet!
Kids Cornfield Kidworld Magazine. A good example of kidsí writing on the internet, including particularly good games and puzzles in an online format.
Kidís Space. The site has rapidly developed into many sections, including creative activities communication pages and sections for learning basic computer skills. Good audio clips of music by kids are available in three options.
Midlink Magazine. This electronic magazine was created by kids, for kids in the middle gradesógenerally ages 10 to 15. Browse through the interactive space to enjoy art and writing that will link middle school kids all over the world.
New Moon. This is a site for the magazine for girls writing of their dreams and aspirations. Provides a set of guidelines for writers.
Positively Poetry. This site is made up of poems submitted by kids from around the globe. Children can send their poems to Positively Poetry and all work will be displayed for people on the Internet to view.
Scriptitoís Place. Especially for young people ages 7 - 15. Vangar publishes things that people your own age have written to spotlight young talent, and to show you that you can do it too.
Writing Den. This is designed for students grades 6 - 12 who want to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills. Writing Den is divided into three levels of difficulty: Words, Sentences, and Paragraphs. Includes plugins.
Young Writer Online. Young Writer is a magazine that publishes creative writing from children aged 6 - 16 from around the world.  Fun, instructive, and designed to build a writerís confidence, Young Writer is a forum for young peopleís writingófiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry.
The Young Writers Club. This club aims to encourage children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative pastime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities. The online magazine is called Global Wave.
Young Writerís Clubhouse. Created by Deborah Morris, the author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series. This site offers a great deal of sound information and opportunities for young people through writing.