The Lit Library

The Lit Library

Updated: January 07, 2011

Don't let English class bore you, get into it! There's so much to discover about the most notable books and authors in history, that's why, they're so famous. If you think about it, most of the movies you watch are based on these classic stories.

So, take note and channel your inner book worm to get the facts on these stars of the written word.
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Video: Tweaking Twain

Should classics be rewritten to cut out diffcult language?

 
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African-American Literature

Meet some of the pioneering writers who changed the face of American literature.

 
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Complete the Poem

See if you can slam this poetry quiz by completing famous poetry lines.

 
Image: Author Series: Louisa May Alcott
Author Series: Louisa May Alcott

How much do you know about the American novelist who wrote Little Women?

 
Image: Author Series: John Steinbeck
Author Series: John Steinbeck

Understand the writer behind some of the most famous works of American literature.

 
Image: Author Series: J.D. Salinger
Author Series: J.D. Salinger

Discover inside info about the author of Catcher in the Rye.

 
Image: Author Series: Mary Shelley
Author Series: Mary Shelley

Meet the mastermind behind the monster in Frankenstein.

 
Image: Author Series: William Golding
Author Series: William Golding

Get the facts on the novelist who wrote Lord of the Flies.

 
Image: Author Series: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author Series: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Find out how this author's writing helped change our nation and lead to the abolition of slavery.

 
Image: Author Series: George Orwell
Author Series: George Orwell

Get an inside perpective of the author of 1984.

 
Image: Author Series: Harper Lee
Author Series: Harper Lee

How much do you know about the author of To Kill a Mockingbird? Find out here.

 
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Summer Reads

What to read when you get to choose!

 
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What's Your Novel IQ?

Have you read "Hoot"? "The Bridge to Terabithia"? "Holes"? Then you're ready to measure your novel iq!

 
 
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