Encyclopedias--

• www.encyclopedia.com/--general encyclopedia searches
  
• www.hyperhistory.com--history information
  
• www.webopedia.com-- online dictionary and reference
• www.infoplease.com-- encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, biographies, dicitionary

• www.encarta.msn.com--online Encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, & homework help

Science Websites................................................................

• kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/Diseases and Conditions that afftect teens
• www.cdc.gov/diseasesconditions/--use the diseases and conditions A to Z Index

Social Studies

• 50states.com --the states of the United States
• countryreports.org--information on countries of the world
• countryreports.org/flag/flagindex.aspx--Flags of the world
• www.senate.gov--United States Senate

1. Virtual reference--senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/e_one_section_no_teasers

2. Senate organization-- senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/b_three_sections_with_tea

3. Constitution--senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm.

• www.house.gov/Welcome.shtml -- US House of Representatives
• www.distinguished women.com
• womenshistory.about.com
• www.nwhp.org

• MLA resource--citing sources for papers and projects-- citationmachine.net/
• Santa Clara County Library - Santaclaracountylib.org/catalog/
• Santa Clara City Library - .library.ci.santa-clara.ca.us
  
• San Jose Library (city) - sjlibrary.org/search/
• www.sjlibrary.org/services/reference/live_homework.htm - online homework help for grades 4 through 12
  
• www.sjlibrary.org/gateways/teens/index.htm - library services and resources for teen: a collaboration of SJ Library and San Jose State College

Booklists for Monroe Students to Enjoy

Favorites Lists

• http://teens.lovetoknow.com/Middle_School_Reading_List
• http://www.bpl.org/kids/summerlists/index.htm - Boston Public Library Summer Reading Booklists
• http://als.lib.wi.us/MRList.html--Arrowhead Library System's booklist has the books by grade level and genre
• http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme--Santa Monica educational group compilation
• http://pollard.needham.k12.ma.us/media_center/rising6th.pdf--for 5th and 6th
• http://pollard.needham.k12.ma.us/media_center/rising7th.pdf--for 6th and 7th
• http://pollard.needham.k12.ma.us/media_center/rising8th.pdf--for 7th and 8th

Lists of Award Winners

• http://www.readingrockets.org/books/awardwinners--Santa Monica compilation of many award winners
• www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.cfm -- list of Newbery award winners (1922 to 2008)
• www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.cfm --list of Caldecott award winners (1938 to present)