Book Resources and Study Guides from AboutCom
From About's Young Adult Books site, summaries and other resources for books often studied in schools.

Spark Notes
E-texts and free study guides on the Internet, written entirely by Harvard students and teachers. Includes plot summaries and discussion forums. Titles reviewed include, amongst many others, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Medea and The Bell Jar.

Study guides for Literature
Study guides prepared by Professor Paul Brians of Washington State University for the use of students in his classes. Nonprofit users are welcome to use and reproduce them for educational purposes. Sections on science fiction, 18th and 19th century European classics, and postcolonial literature.

Novel Guide
Summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analyses, and author biographies pertaining to popular classic and contemporary literature. Novels featured include Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, Othello, The taming of the shrew, Great Expectations and many more.

The children's literature webguide

Kathy Schrock's guide for educators: literature & language arts

Children's book council of Australia

insideadog

Gradesaver

Bibliomania

Bookrags

enotes

Yahoo directory of literature study guides