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Library Card logoLiterature Resource Center If you're doing a book report and need some ideas, this is a great place to start. Here you can find critical essays and articles on authors. Find biographies and critical essays on the world's writers from all eras and genres.

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Library Card logoNoveList This is a fun site! NoveList allows you to enter a favorite author or title, and find similar authors or titles. A great place when you need some ideas on what to read next.

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Library Card logoLitFinder Search or browse for poems; many are full-text.

Library Card logoStudent Resource Center Customize a search of over 2,000 authors.

eVolver Picks Many different types of book lists including award winners, biography, poetry and short stories.

Google Literature Search Search by genre, author, periods and movements. Find literary journals, libraries, chats and forums, awards and more!

Colorado Writers for Colorado Classrooms An Online Resource of Colorado Writers and Texts.

Poetry 180 A Poem a Day for American High School Students.

Sparknotes Created by a group of students at Harvard University, this site has excellent study guides, reference tools, and classic books online - all free!

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    Check out the following books from your local Denver Public Library branch.
The Reader's Companion to World Literature The Reader's Companion to World Literature, editor, Lillian Herlands Hornstein
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, by J.A. Cuddon
The Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems The Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems, by Frances Mayes
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