Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Genre Who? Identifying Various Fiction Genres
In this lesson students will be introduced to six different fiction genres. They will then practice their knowledge of these genres through a review game.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Laurence Stern
Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Laurence Stern. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, and works.
Starfall
Starfall: Not Too Little to Help
This is a fictional interactive ebook about a tiny mouse and a big lion. Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
Starfall
Starfall: The Four Friends
This is an interactive ebook of the folk tale "The Four Friends". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Bee Man of Orn: And Other Fanciful Tales
This ebook version of Frank Tenney Stockton's The Bee-Man Of Orn: And Other Fanciful Tales has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Other
Goodreads.com: Fiction Book Lists
A list of popular adult and young adult fiction books broken down by category (Best Historical Fiction, Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Best Epic Fantasy, etc.)
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: In the Mirror of Genre
A teacher's research project page that explores his students' journal responses to various literary works. Basic and limited entries.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: A Fish With a Wish [Pdf]
A fable about a fish who learns how to make the most important wish.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Booth Tarkington
This site features the author Booth Tarkington and provides links to the full text of eight of his works of fiction including the novels Alice Adams, Monsieur Beaucaire, and Penrod.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
This site from A to Z Teacher Stuff presents a lesson plan through a thoughtful story of a young fifth grader. Plan covers many themes such as bullying and family life. Also, lesson helps children express their thoughts through writing.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: With Moore at Corunna by g.a. Henty
Read the full text of the short story "With Moore at Corunna" set in Portugal during the Peninsular War.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller
Read the full text of "With the Procession" about the Marshall family who struggles to keep their place in upper society Chicago during a time of great change.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Within an Inch of His Life by Emile Gaboriau
Read "Within an Inch of His Life" by Emile Gaboriau one of the premier writers of detective fiction.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Without a Home by Edward Payson Roe
Read the full text of "Without a Home" by a clergyman and author Edward Payson Roe on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Without Prejudice by Ethel M. Dell
Read the full text of the romantic yet suspenseful novel "Without Prejudice" by Ethel M. Dell on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Read the novel "Wives and Daughters" by Elizabeth Gaskell about step-sisters growing up together.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Wolves of the Sea by Randall Parrish
Read the full text of the novel "Wolves of the Sea" by Randall Parrish.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Woman in the Alcove by Anna Katharine Green
Read the full text of "The Woman in the Alcove" by detective-story writer Anna Katharine Green.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Read the full text of the Victorian novel "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Woman Intervenes by Robert Barr
Can a woman succeed in a job where a man failed? In "A Woman Intervenes" British novelist Robert Barr establishes a scenario that answers this question.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen
Grant Allen, an author who was sympathetic to the feminist cause, wrote the novel "The Woman Who Did" to promote women's rights. Read the full text of this novel.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Women in Love by d.h. Lawrence
"Women in Love" by D.H. Lawrence is a sequel to "The Rainbow" and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Won by the Sword by g.a. Henty
Read the full text of "Won by the Sword" by G.A. Henty which takes place in the latter part of the 30 Years' War in France.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy
Read the full text of "The Woodlanders", a novel of betrayal and moral compromise, by Thomas Hardy.