Level II
• Alexander, John R., and Lazell, James D.  Ribbon of Sand: The Amazing Convergence of the Ocean and the Outer Banks. 1992. Reprint. Univ. of N.C. Pr., 2000.
• Barnes, Jay. North Carolina's Hurricane History. 3rd ed. Univ. of N.C. Pr., 2001.
• Barney, William L. The Making of a Confederate: Walter Lenoir’s Civil War. Oxford, 2008.
• Bennett, D. Gordon, and Patton, J. C. A Geography of the Carolinas. Parkway Pubs., 2008.
• Culp, Ronald K. The First Black United States Marines: The Men of Montford Point, 1942-1946. McFarland, 2007.
• Powell, William S.  North Carolina Through Four Centuries. Univ. of N.C. Pr., 1989.
• Powell, William S., ed. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. 6 vols. Univ. of N.C. Pr., 1979-1996.
• Powell, William S., and Mazzocchi, Jay, eds.  Encyclopedia of North Carolina.Univ. of N.C. Pr., 2006.
• Reid, Richard M. Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina’s Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era. Univ. of N.C. Pr., 2008.

Three World Book articles give useful skills information to help with schoolwork. Links to the articles and their main sections are listed below:

 •Writing skills
 •Writing tips
 •Preparing a Short Report
 •Preparing a Book Report
 •Preparing a Research Paper

 •Speaking skills
 •Preparing a Speech
 •Rehearsing and Delivering a Speech

 •Research skills
 •Getting to Know the Library
 •Reference and Source Materials
 •Preparing Source Cards
 •Taking Notes
 •Using Other Sources
 •Glossary
 •Selected Reference and Source Materials