Authors:

• Jaime Adoff

• K.L. Going

• Gail Giles

• Chris Crutcher

• Pete Hautman

• Marilyn Singer

• Dana Reinhardt

• E. Lockhart

• Ellen Wittlinger

• Scott Westerfeld

• Frank Portman

• Mary E. Pearson

• Helen Frost

• Terry Trueman

• Esme Raji Codell

• Linda Sue Park

• David Lubar

• Todd Strasser

• Dav Pilkey

• Sonya Sones

• Rachel Cohn

• David Levithan

• Jacqueline Woodson

• Sarah Dessen

• Lauren Myracle

• Brent Hartinger

• John Green

• Laurie Halse Anderson

• Avi

• Jeanne DuPrau

• Alex Flinn

• Jennifer Holm

• Gordon Korman

• Ben Mikaelsen

• Marsha Qualey

• Nancy Werlin

• Rick Riordan
  

• Kay Vandergrift's Learning About the Author & Illustrator
• Links to over 600 author and illustrator pages and information about children's and young adult literature.
• About Young Adult Authors
• About.com's alphabetical list of links to YA author websites.

  
  
• Lemony Snicket
• The official website of the author of the Series of Unfortunate Events.
• Mark Twain
• Twain scholar Jim Zwick's site for About.com offering Mark Twain biography, speeches, quotes, homes, homework help, teacher's resources and even political cartoons.

Dictionaries:

• Merriam-Webster
• Easy to use dictionary and thesaurus.
• Your Dictionary
• 50 specialty dictionaries and 200 language dictionaries and other fun.
• Ask Oxford
• Dictionary, word of the day, quote of the day, and puzzles.
• Dictionary.com
• Dictionaries, thesauri, translation tools and  games.
• Roget's Thesauri
• Search for synonyms on two thesauri.
• Wordsmyth
• Online thesaurus that accepts exact or approximate spellings and offers definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, similar words and examples.
• RhymeZone
• A nice rhyming dictionary.
• BabelFish
• Translate a word, block of text or webpage.

Grammar and Writing:

• American Heritage Book of English Usage
• "A practical and authoritative guide to Contemporary English."  Easily searchable grammar, usage, and style information.
• Elements of Style
• Strunk & White's famous guide to writing is online in its complete form and is searchable by keyword.
• Grammar Slammer!
• Help with grammar, punctuation, and letter writing.
  
• On Line Writing Lab--Handouts
• Purdue University's free, reproducible handouts on grammar, usage, spellings, ESL, research and writing across the curriculum.
• Chicago Manual of Style FAQ's
• Frequently Asked Questions about writing styles included current concerns such as URL's and CD's.
• Common Errors in English
• Help with word choices.  Do you use "alot" of mistakes when you write?  Check here first.

Literature:

• 4Literature
• Several thousand full text classic books, fairy tales, and poems are available in this free archive.
• Recommended Literature
• California Department of Education suggestions for outstanding books for K-12 students.  Searchable by genre, grade level, language, culture, classification, curriculum connections, awards, author, title, or keyword.
• Doucette Index
• Search by title or author for teacher's guides to young adult and children's literature.  Both websites and books are indexed.

Online Publishing:

• Teen Writing -- About.com
• A good place to start with tips for writing, where to publish, and links to teen writing.
• Teen Ink
• A print and on-line magazine written by teens for teens.  Teens can submit writing of all types, art, and photography.
• IPL-Writing and Books
• A directory of sites for teen writers.  You can find sites for writers of everything from science fiction to films.
• Teen Hoopla
• ALA's Young Adult Services' great site for teens.  Write reviews of books you like, or discuss current issues like dress codes, violence in schools, or body image with other teens.
• Teen Lit
• Teen writing and discussions as well as book recommendations from teens.
• Crunch
• Online magazine inviting students in grades 4-8 to share their thoughts and opinions.  You can also submit poetry or other creative writing.

Poetry:

• Glossary of Poetry Terms
• This handy online glossary provides cross-referenced definitions of most poetic terms.
• Find Poetry
• A directory to poetry sites divided by category such as: Famous Poets, Epic, War, Children's, Wit and Humor.
• Poetry Portal
• Links to poetry events, courses, styles, publishing, ezines, audio, literary appreciation, criticism and reviews, and competitions. 
• Representative Poetry Online
• The University of Toronto's extensive library of poetry, searchable by poet, first line, title, or keyword.  Also includes a timeline, glossary and critical analysis.
• Fooling with Words
• Bill Moyers features the Dodge Festival, America's largest contemporary poetry festival, and provides a teacher's guide and lesson plans.
• Poetry Express
• 15 Poems You Can Write Now...with excellent teaching resources.

Quotations:

• Bartlett's Quotations
• The 10th edition of this classic reference is online here with over 11,000 quotations.  Search chronologically by author, alphabetically by author or use the concordance index of quotations.
• Quoteland
• Search by topic, author, or special occasion.  Identify a quote easily!
• Annabelle's Quotation Guide
• Browse from a lengthy list of topics, or search for a specific quote by author or keyword.
• Quotations Archive
• Browse by subject or author or search by keyword.

Research Papers:

• A+ Research and Writing
• Step-by-step guides to researching and writing a research paper.  Tips on using the library and Internet are also provided.
• So You Have to Do a Research Project
• Nice introduction to writing a research paper, including on-line reference sources, bibliography information, and tips on presentation techniques.

Spelling:

• Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee
• The official site of the National Spelling Bee with lots of tips for spellers and audio pronunciation of the words in the practice book.

Word Fun:

• Merriam Webster Word Central
• The site is arranged as a two-story building.  The first floor includes a Daily Buzzword, a rhyming dictionary, and a Music Room, which is an interactive verse composer.  The second floor has ways to encrypt messages and a Build Your Own Dictionary component.
• Discovery School's Puzzlemaker
• Create your own word searches, cryptograms, crossword puzzles, mazes and more.
• Brendan's On-Line Anagram Generator
• Easily create anagrams by entering your name or a short phrase.
• Fake Out!
• Try to guess the correct definition in this vocabulary guessing game.
• Brain Food
• Riddles, logic puzzles, word games, number puzzles and more.