Text of "The Mortal Immortal" written by Mary Shelley.

A critical look at Mary Shelly's "The Last Man" and the idea (widely used in writing of that time) of the last man on earth.

This is the homesite for the National Writers Union, an organization for freelance writers. Contains an amazing amount of useful material, especially for aspiring writers, journalists, or storytellers.

Web English Teacher offers a group of resources for teaching and learning about author Paul Fleischman.

Discover more about the life and work of Amy Tan. This site features links to lesson plans and activities for the book "The Joy Luck Club."

This resource offers a review of "Keeper of the Doves" by Carol Hurst as well as discussion questions and activities for classes reading this deceptively simple story about a family during one summer in 1900.

What do you know about the characters and setting of "Lyddie," by Carol Hurst? Gain insight into the characters through the discussion questions found a this site.

A review of "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco, a story about a Russian immigrant mother and family as well as other resources for teaching young readers.

This site focuses on Ann Petry including a short biography, the video [10:12] "Ann Petry and Harlem's History" and links to seven of her literary works.

SelfKnowlege.com presents links about Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" as well as search engine results for Dreiser.

This resource presents a brief profile of an author who began writing his first stories on butcher paper.

This site from ibiblio.org provides a very brief synopsis of Louisa May Alcott's life and accomplishments as a writer includes a link to a full-text of her book, "Little Women."