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African American Literature Book Club: Terry Mc Millan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the African American Literature Book Club is a very nice site for Terry McMillan fans. There is a short interview, a list of her books, summaries of those books, and related links.
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African American Literature Book Club: Author Images: Lorraine Hansberry

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph of Lorraine Hansberry.
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Maya Angelou: Greatness Through Literature

For Students 6th - 8th
This very brief article on African American author Maya Angelou, lists her accomplishments as a writer. Included are names of awards she has won during her career.
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Image of San Juan

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page from the Library of Congress for resources about Puerto Rico during the war, including an essay, chronology, maps, literature, & photos.
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Portinari Murals at the Library of Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is on an unusual exhibit at the Library of Congress that focuses on the American imagination in the realm of the arts. Here you can find original documents and drawings in architecture, music, literature and more.
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Marilyn French

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Marilyn French.
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Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
The Literature Network profiles Ambrose Bierce, an American author of the Civil War and postwar period and includes a photograph, biography, and to selected works.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: O. E. Rolvaag House

For Students 9th - 10th
From 1912 until his death, this was the residence of Ole Edvart Rolvaag (1876-1931), Norwegian immigrant and the first American novelist to give a true accounting of the psychological cost of pioneering on the farmer's frontier. His...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home

For Students 9th - 10th
From 1885 to 1902, this was the home of Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) the first American author to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature (1930). His novel Main Street (1920) was partly based on his impressions of Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

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