Great General Sites

• APA Style
• Online Writing Lab at Purdue — Citing and writing
• MLA Style — the Modern Language Association

Dictionaries and Thesauri

• Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
• Homonym List — too useful?

Sites

• Authentic History Center
• Chronology of Historical Documents
• Mel Michigana
• National Women's History Museum
• POTUS
• This Day in History

Databases

• Biography in Context
• Gale Virtual Reference Library: History
• U.S. History in Context
• World History in Context

Math

• Math for Morons Like Us — explains various concepts from prealgebra through calculus
• Information Please U.S. Statistics
• Information Please World Statistics

Science

• Science in Context — Database on scientific topics
• How Stuff Works — how does stuff work?

Also see our Social Science databases for more great resources.

Countries of the World

• Background Notes
• CIA World Factbook
• Country Studies

Cities and States

• 50 States
• City Town Info

Maps and Atlases

• World Atlas
• National Park Service

General Resources

• Biography.com
• Biography Resource Center (database)
• Who's Who in American History

Actors, Actresses and Entertainers

• Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Entertainers
• VH1 Artists Page

Athletes

• Basketball Hall of Famers
• ESPN Top Athletes of the Century
• Legends of Hockey
• Legends of Track and Field

Scientists, Inventors and Inventions

Health

• iwannaknow.org — all about sexually transmitted diseasess
• Something Fishy — eating disorders info
• SAVE — suicide awareness and education
• Stress Management

Being a Teen

• Babysitter's Checklist
• Guide to the Business of Babysitting
• Jump Start Your Car Safely
• GLSEN — gay, lesbian, and straight education network — includes a section for students
• Love Doesn't Have to Hurt — and shouldn't

Award-Winning Books

• Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) — a wide range of titles picked by appeal and quality
• Edgar Award Winners — the young adult winners of this mystery award
• Newbery Award (ALA) — lists of winners and honor books can be found here
• Popular Paperbacks (ALA) — features popular books for four different subject each year

Other Booklists

• Plymouth District Library — some of these lists include Canton call numbers
• Amazon.com's Teen Section — this department of the online bookstore is up-to-date

Art and Art Museums

• Google Art
• Artcyclopedia
• Detroit Institute of Arts
• University of Michigan Museum of Art

Literature and Poetry

• Bartleby — Classic poetry and (unabridged) books online
• Project Gutenberg — Classic works for downloading or reading online

Literature Criticism, Guides, and Notes

• Cliffnotes — Literary criticism, guides, and notes
• ipl2 Literary Criticism — Search for literary works by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period
• Literature Criticism Online — Commentary o

Our Help Pages

• Arts & Literature — study guides, poetry, literature, fine arts, and more
• Biographies — entertainers, politicians, athletes, authors, etc.
• Geography — general info, statistics, international language tools
• History
• Math & Science — homework help, inventors and inventions, animals, and more
• Writing Tools — dictionaries, citing resources, how to write a paper, quotations, etc

Teen-friendly Databases

Databases are good to use for assignments.

College — Admissions, Aid, etc.

• College Admissions Essay Tips
• College and University Home Pages
• College Bound Network
• The College Guide
• CollegeNET
• CollegeView
• Community College Web
• Embark
• fastWEB
• Federal Student Aid
• FinAid: Financial Aid Information Page