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English Department

My Perspectives Online Textbook
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AP Lang

Finding a book to read

The following links provide you with lists of books that may help you find your next book to read. There is no guarantee that we currently have these books in the library, but I encourage you to come in and ask, or use Destiny Discover to check!

101 Books high school students love to read
This link takes you to a list of 101 books that are typically high interest and popular with other high school students. 

Award-winning Books
View book lists based on which awards they have been given.

Diverse Books
View books based on awards won for being culturally diverse and aware .

yalsa bookfinder
Use the Young Adult Library Service Associations booklists and search tool to help you find books you are interested in. Double check that we have the book available in the library using the Destiny catalog or discover links.

Teaching Books: Reader's Advisory
Identify books you may enjoy reading by finding options similar to another book, books based on authors, subjects, or series, and books by your reading level (if you know it).

Writing Center

OWL Purdue
This website provides writing guides for several citation formats, including MLA.

thesis statement
Follow the link above for instructions on how to write a strong thesis statement.

​Watch the video for a reminder about what is involved in a strong, debatable thesis statement.

Grammarly
Grammar Check
These two links take you to a two options for checking your grammar before submitting an assignment. Grammarly is a Google extension that can be added to your account in Chrome and used in that manner. Grammar Check is a website on which you can paste your writing to check for errors.

Relevant Databases

Gale in Context: High School
Provides you with articles and links to other resources on hundreds of common topics.

Gale in Context: Biography
This Gale resource give you access to biographical and current event information on hundreds of famous people.

EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost provides you with a vast database of academic articles from too many journals to count!

Proquest Elibrary
PQ ELibrary give you access to articles on a wide range of topics, including an entire section for English Language Arts.

Proquest ebooks
Use this database to find and read our library's digital ebook collection.
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      • AP Lang
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  • Blog