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Use this "libguide" to find scholarly criticism for your two Deep Dives (25%) and Author/Book project (15%). According to Dr. Meixner's syllabus, each student will cite "at least 2 secondary sources" for each Deep Dive and "at least 5 sources" for the Author/Book one-pager.
Also use this guide to locate "at least one professional review" for your Poetry Collection assignment (10%). Begin by searching these review periodicals:
- Book Links
- Booklist
- Choice
- English Journal
- Horn Book Magazine
- Journal of Education
- Kirkus Reviews
- Language Arts
- New York Times Book Review
- Publishers Weekly
- School Library Journal
Consider too the Find Book Reviews page of my main English libguide.
The following databases cover the secondary journal literature of literary studies including children's literature, but also journal articles in the fields of education, gender studies, psychology, and sociology.
Top database recommendations:
- Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)Gitenstein Library database
Use this database to find reviews of children’s and young adult literature (Pre-K through 12). - Literature Resource Center Gitenstein Library database Access Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Use the Gale Literary Index (link at the bottom of the database's homepage) to find more information about authors in printed Gale literary series. Looking for reviews? LRC is also a good review source.