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The purpose of the Literature Alive web site is to promote the use of children's and young adult literature in the classroom and in particular to celebrate the work of Canadian authors and illustrators.  The site includes books suggested by teachers and parents ( plus my own personal favourites) as well as recommendations from the Calgary Roman Catholic School District Language Arts Department’s Literature Selection Project (1997-99).  These literature lists contain both new and favourite older titles.  While it is impossible to include everyone's preferred books, I will continue to add those that inspire teacher or student passion.  Please use the e-mail link below to submit a potential book.

While the literature lists provide good choices for school or personal libraries, there is much more to this site.  In particular a key focus for this site has evolved from my ongoing search for links to author sites and related sites that can be used to support author studies or book studies.  Also, please take some time to explore the links on the Useful Links and Odds & Ends pages.

Links to author home pages or fan pages are added regularly.  Please submit the Internet address for any author pages that have been missed to: literari@litalive.ca

    

 

Symbols Used in the Literature Lists

On the Canadian literature list: indicates author, indicates illustrator and indicates author/illustrator.   On the graded literature lists: Canadian authors and illustrators are indicated by the beside their name.

 

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This page was last updated on November 16, 2004.