1. Italicize the Title: Always italicize the full title of a chapter book.
Example:
* *To Kill a Mockingbird* by Harper Lee
2. Include the Author: If the book is by a single author, place their last name first, followed by a comma and then their first name.
Example:
* Lee, Harper. *To Kill a Mockingbird*.
3. Include the Publisher and Year: For full bibliographic entries, include the publisher and year of publication.
Example:
* Lee, Harper. *To Kill a Mockingbird*. J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1960.
4. Shortened Titles in Your Paper:
* If you mention the book title within a paragraph, you can shorten the title after the first mention.
* For example, you could write, "In Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, Scout Finch learns about prejudice and justice..." and then later refer to the book as "*Mockingbird*."
5. Quotations and Page Numbers: When quoting directly from the book, use quotation marks around the quote and include the page number in parentheses at the end.
Example:
* "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience," Scout says (Lee 118).
Remember:
* Capitalize all major words in the book title, except for articles (a, an, the), prepositions, and conjunctions.
* Make sure your in-text citations and your Works Cited list are consistent with MLA style.
Let me know if you have any other questions!