books and beyond

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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Lists of links to web sites (compiled by other libraries):

*Remember to critically evaluate each web site you want to use as a source to determine if it is a reliable and quality source of information AND whether it is relevant and useful for your research. For help with this, please see: Evaluating Web Sites.*

Additional Resources for The Kite Runner

Selected Literary Resources on The Kite Runner

Kite Runner Pathfinder

Afghanistan Pathfinder

Afghanistan and the US: Selected Internet Resources

Listen to interviews with the author:

NPR’s Weekend Edition Interview 2003

NPR’s Fresh Air Interview 2005

BD’s Online Databases:

When searching for articles for your source books, you will want to access our online subscription databases. Access to these databases can be found in the Pages section in the right-hand margin under :Online Databases: Gale Databases, DKC Databases, or CountryWatch.

On campus, you will have automatic access. At home, you will need usernames/passwords which can be found in the Pages section under :Protected: Database Passwords. You will need to remember one password to get into that document. Contact Ms. Johnson or your teacher for that password.

A few more sites to visit:

Library Of Congress: Portals to the World

CIA World Factbook

National Geographic News

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To download another copy of the Sophomore Research Paper handout from the BD Library or the Intro to Locating Articles handout, go to the Pages section in the right-hand margin under :Protected: Research Handouts. You will need to use the usual password for access.

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Don’t forget to set up your NoodleTools account to use when citing your sources in the MLA format for your Works Cited. For instructions and access to NoodleTools, look for the link in the Pages section in the right-hand margin.

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