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Barron’s Booknotes
Free online summaries and study guides to classic works of literature.

Biography.com
A site through A&E Television Networks with handy information on people in the news.

BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
A site containing over 700 links to sites that will help you with your homework.

ClassicNotes.com by Gradesaver
Free novel guides including full summaries and analysis, written and compiled by Harvard essayists. Find detailed summaries, character information, and literature references.

Dictionary.com
An online dictionary with access to foreign language dictionaries and specialized dictionaries.

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Excellent biographical information on African American scientists “who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.”

High School Hub interactive learning center for high school students.

ihigh.com Academics
High School students write about acing exams, term papers tools, and studying success.

IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide
A guide to a variety of web site resources, leading you through the necessary steps to successfully complete a science experiment.

Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Lists and information on Nobel prize winners in all categories.

NoodleTools
Use the Free Tools area to help with your online research, including citations.

Novelist A readers advisory service. Helps readers find new books based on books they've read or topics in which they are interested. Includes many book reviews.

Poem Finder Poetry database, which includes 60,000 full-text poems, 650,000 poem citations, excerpts, subject navigator and The Year's Best Poetry.

Proquest K-12 Internet Resources for Students
A list of internet resources on many topics, from the easy stuff to Calculus.

Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
An online reference tool giving synonyms and antonyms of words.

Science Fairs Home Page
Designed to aid students in the most difficult aspect of their science fair experience; getting an idea.

Sparknotes
Free online study guides on a variety of topics.

Study Island Study Island is a leading provider of web-based state assessment preparation programs and standards based learning programs.

Students.gov: Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
A comprehensive information portal providing answers to your questions on education, career development, military service, community service, government and more.

Study Skills Self Help Information
The Virginia Tech Division of Student Affairs gives tips on study skills.

WebElements
All you’ll ever need to know about the periodic table of elements.

Writing Research Papers
Step-by-step Approach
Steps to write a paper
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

Citing Sources & References
APA Style Guide
MLA Style Guide
Turabian Style Guide
Bibliography Compiler

Evaluating Websites
Evaluating Web Resources
Website Evaluation form

College & Career
North Carolina Colleges & Universities
College & Financial Aid
Job Resources

Book Resources

Award-Winning Books
Award Winners, books for the College-Bound, & books for reluctant readers

Cyberteens Just gotta be you?? Check out this site for poems, creative outlets, chats, and much more to let you show what you're all about.

Guys Read This is a web-based literacy program made by Jon Scieszka to help guys pick books that they would like to read.

Internet Public Library Teen Division Includes links to web sites on a variety of topics

Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!

Lists of Young Adult Award-Winning Books
Award Winners, books for the College-Bound, & books for reluctant readers

No Flying No Tights

Teen Hoopla:  An Internet Guide for Teens
Book reviews written by teens, links to interesting web sites, & discussion boards

Cool Sites

The Animé Café Japanese animation has gained a lot of fans in the past decade. Stop by this site to get up to date reviews, contests, and facts about this fascinating style of artwork.

ChannelOne.com

CMT.com
CMT.com is the most comprehensive country music destination on the web.

CNN for Students

deviantART Online Art Community

IMDb Internet Movie Database

MTV.com MTV.com focuses on music fans in their teens and twenties. It features deep, original content including music premieres and exclusives, convergent shows like TRL and Control Freak, original programming for specials like the VMAs, community games and messaging, and much more.

National Geographic

NASA for Students

NPR National Public Radio

Seventeen This is the online version of the popular teen magazine. Contains news and info on fashion, celebrities, popular culture, and dating.

Treasures of the World

TeensHealth.org Answers and advice on teen health

Teen Voices original magazine written by, for and about young adult and teenage women.