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Student Resources Guide: grades 6–8

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Log in to these library resources with your Vernon Area Library card. If a PIN is required, use the one associated with your library card, usually the last four digits of your phone number.

Explora Middle Schools

Encyclopedia for grades 6–8. 

  • wide range of topics for school projects or papers
  • encyclopedia articles
  • news and magazine stories
  • bibliographies
  • images

Middle Search Plus - EBSCO

Articles from middle school magazines and reference books; grades 6–8.

  • full-text articles
  • 131,000+ biographies
  • 107,000+ primary source documents
  • images
  • search by Lexile to match materials to student's reading level

NoveList K–8 Plus

Interactive tool for finding books for grades K–8.

  • suggestions for read-alikes
  • book reviews 
  • discussion questions
  • search by Lexile to find materials by reading level

Tutor.com

Get help with schoolwork; grades 1 & up. Also available as an app: www.tutor.com/mobile.

  • connect live (by chat or voice) with subject specialists daily 2–11 PM CT
  • drop off math questions
  • submit papers for review
  • take practice quizzes