Of Mice and Men

The following links will take you to helpful sites in preparation for the test on Of Mice and Men:

http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/micemen

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/micemen/

http://www.shmoop.com/of-mice-and-men/characters.html

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/mice/

26 Reasons to Read!

"I hate reading!"  "Reading is so boring!"  "Ugh, why do we have to read so much?" "There are too many other things I would rather do besides read a book!"

Sound familiar?  Then read on to find out why reading is such an important life-long skill and to learn about some startling statistics and facts about reading!

I've also included several links to popular books for teens/young adults!

http://www.brevardcounty.us/docs/Files/26reasontoread.pdf

http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/creating-readers/creating-reading-culture/engaging-teens-reading

http://www.scholastic.com/readeveryday/facts.htm

http://raisingbookworms.com/resources/reading-and-literacy-statistics/

http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/teenagers-and-reading.htm

http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels

http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/teen