Research Databases

Information on books and authors.

Full text electronic books of American and English literature - poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible - originally published in print.

Fantastic Fiction provides over 25000 bestselling author bibliographies with all the latest books, covers and descriptions. It also provides series list for many contemporary authors.

The 'Juvenile Series and Sequels' database contains over 36,000 books in 4,900 series titles that are classified into three audiences:

• Juvenile Easy [JE] – for birth through 2^nd grade readers
• Juvenile [J] – for 2^nd through 6^th grade readers
• Young Adult [YA] – for 6^th through 12^th grade readers

Kent District Library’s What's Next™: Books in Series database helps you search series fiction. This is one of the most used websites by librarians for series lists.

Full text of literary journals and respected literary reference works. Contains plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full text of thousands of poems and short stories.

Essays on controversial subjects. It offers guides for writing position papers, developing arguments and debating.

SuperSummary : In-depth study guides on a variety of contemporary novels at your fingertips. Written by experienced teachers, professors, and literary scholars for a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles.