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Hair Raising Authors 

Assignment:  Research background information on your author or producer. When was he born? What details can you find about his early life that inspired him to become an author/producer?  Which of his books or movies are the most popular and why?  What movie was produced from his book, and when?


Databases: 
Biography in  Context (Gather background information on your author)
Grolier Encyclopedia (Provides general information)
Literature Resource Center (Provides in depth information on author)
Opposing View Points (Provides newspaper & magazine articles written about your author) 
Gale Virtual Reference Library (More author information reference e Books)
Salem Literature (More author information/reference eBooks & more)
Noodle Tools (Citation and note taking tool)
Websites
Bio.com:  http://www.biography.com/
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/ (Watch a movie trailer and more)
Sweet Search:  http://www.sweetsearch.com/ (Student search engine)
Easy Bib (Free citation tool)