AP Club
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College Board Website
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Non-Fiction
The branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose and reality, including biography, history, and the essay dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
prose noun the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
Challenging Non-Fiction
in HHS Library Collection
Challenging Non-Fiction
Some High Profile Book Awards & Lists
Pulitzer Prize--Fiction
"...by an American author, preferably dealing with American life..."
Pulitzer Prize--Nonfiction
"For a distinguished and appropriately documented book of nonfiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category..."
Man Booker Prize--Fiction
"...aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland..."
"...given to recognize (American) achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature..."
"...has distinguished the works of authors from many different languages and cultural backgrounds...awarded to unknown masters as well as authors acclaimed worldwide..."
YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound
"Revised every five years as a tool for several audiences (students preparing for college, educators, librarians, and parents) it offers opportunities for independent reading and lifelong learning. Use it to round out your reading as you prepare for college entrance exams and courses, to strengthen your knowledge in a variety of subject areas and enhance appreciation for different cultures and times."
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Help for AP English Literature and Composition
AP Course Home Page:
College Writing:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/2/ academic writing
College Reading:
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Help for AP English Language and Composition
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/2/ academic writing
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Help for AP English Research
@ HHS > Proquest Learning: Literature
Heritage HS subscription
To access, you must first login to Library or Zadeh School Wires.
Then click the "Databases & Online Tools" link on left side, gray vertical bar. You will see this database and its username/password in the list.
"...searchable works of literature from medieval times to the present.
Also includes authors, literary criticism, reference, multimedia."
Fort Vancouver Regional Library Databases
Subscription databases.
You must have your library card number to access.
Literature Resource Center / Lit Finder / Proquest Learning: Literature
ipl2 Literary Criticism Collection (database)
free--no subsription
literary criticism database
Literature Websites:
Lit2GO free--no subscription
“ ...free online collection of (literary and historical works) in Mp3 audio-book format or as supplemental reading material for your classroom... Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along."
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