| English III Final Project: American Literature Book Review Book Search |
| The Hungry Mind Review's American literature answer to the Modern Library list. |
| The American Library Association provides a list of books that Oprah has featured in her club. To join the club or to get information on the present book club book, go to . . . |
| In-depth information about this month's book and a link to join Oprah's club, an interactive reading community from around the world. It's free if you're interested! |
| Where's Hennepin County? Your guess is as good as mine. But they have some nice links for suggestions. (Extra Credit for the first person to find Hennepin County!) |
| Bartlesville is in Oklahoma, so you know. They break their list down into genres for you (isn't that sweet?) Just be sure if you're looking for your Book Review that the books you choose are by American authors and that you get my approval on the artistic merits. (Which, of course, you will be doing anyway, right?) |
| An article with a few pointers on how to look for books--without asking Ms. Killian. |
| Books for Sale |
| These websites want you to buy their books, and that is convenient for us because they try to whet your appetite with reviews, professional and amateur, as well as a few pages of the books, sometimes. So you might try . . . Amazon or Barnes and Noble |
| This has links to various bestseller lists of the moment. Very a la mode. Just keep in mind that Harry Potter is not American. There are also some genre break downs. Very handy. |
| Not so long ago, the Modern Library put out a list of the best novels written in the English language in the 20th century. It's a pretty typical list, but watch out for those Brits! (Remember: American literature) |
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| Here's a list of some newer additions to our library that just so happen to be good AND American! (P.S. I've read the starred ones, so I can help recommend those specifically!) |
| Last updated April 19, 2004 L. Killian |