Woods Runner is the story about a person named Samuel who is 13 years old and lives on the western frontier of Pennsylvania. Sam lives in an small cabin surrounded by thick woods. Sam and his parents are new to the place and are educated. Moving through the woods and underbrush to avoid detection they make their way to New York City where Sam believes his parents are being held as prisoners of war. On the road to the city they are helped by a scottish person named Abner McDougal who turns out to
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father 5 4. Kunta’s thoughts 7 5. Summary 8 Omoro said that three groups of people lived in a village. First were those you could see – walking around‚ eating‚ sleeping‚ and working. Second were the ancestors‚ whom Grandma Yaisa had now joined. “And the third people – who are they?” asked Kunta. “The third people‚” said Omoro‚ “are those waiting to be born.” 1. Introduction My essay deals with Alex Haley’s book ROOTS ‚ which was written in 1976. In this essay I
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realistic fiction story‚ I decided to read Going to Buy a Book by Rukmini Banerji. This is a story about a grandfather giving his grandchildren money to buy a book. The children have to decide when to buy a book‚ where to buy a book and what type of book to buy. I feel that is story demonstrates the qualities that a well written contemporary realistic fiction book should have because the author creates a vivid‚ realistic setting that supports buying a book‚ characters are believable and the problems they
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Lady Liberty: A Biography By Doreen Rappaport Book Summary: A powerfully moving‚ authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty‚ told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail. "Soon America will be one hundred years old. I share my dream of a birthday gift." It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea‚ but ten years later Édouard Laboulaye’s dream catches fire and takes shape. Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi gives the dream
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That stupid Phyllis Lopez‚ who is even dumber than Sylvia Saldivar‚ says she remembers the sweater is hers! I take it off right away and give it to her‚ only Mrs.Price pretends everything is okay. That’s when I look at Mrs.Price and she completely ignores me. That made me want to cry again but this time I wanted to cry as if i was two and i lost my mom in the mall. Waiting for the bell to ring I hear Phyllis say‚” Wow this sweater does smell terrible.” I noticed that Mrs.Price was standing close
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Brayan Aguilar In the novel "Trash" by Andy Mulligan‚ tells the story of three young boys named‚ Raphael‚ Gardo and Jun Jun but goes by Rat‚ live upon the acres of Trash in Behala (dumpsite) going through it hoping to find anything they can sell or recycle. Their lives are rugged‚ poverty stricken‚ unadventurous. This changes when Raphael and Gardo find something in the trash in which‚ turned out to be a bag with eleven thousand pesos and a wallet in which contains the ID of man named Jose Angelico
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Caleb Thomas Ms. Crosby English 4 4/7/2015 Angela’s Ashes study guide Ch 1. It is a memoir. He describes it as a typical “miserable Irish Catholic childhood.” their parents are Catholics from Ireland. McCourt is saying that it always rains in Limerick. McCourt puts emphasis on a mellow tone with the use of rain. The people go to church initially to escape from the rain. Malachy’s life is marked by alcoholism and criminal activity. we know his fate before we get to know anything else. Her mother
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The Unfortunate Fortunate By: Keira Perry. It was the summer of 1990 when Ava Smith was born. Her family already knew going into this that another child would bring them into more debt. That didn’t stop them from welcoming Ava‚ though. Their family lived in Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida‚ in a tiny townhouse by the beach where they struggled to pay rent each month. Ava had an older sister named Aubrey who was two years older than her and Ava’s parents were already struggling with one child. Ava’s parents
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Planet of the Apes Book Summary Planet of the apes is a novel based on what it would be like if Apes ruled the Planet. The book starts off with three scientists traveling to outer space to explore the universe. There Trip takes a relatively short time for them compared to how much time has actually passed. They discover a planet that has a lot of the same geographical features as their home planet earth. They land on the planet but two of the three scientists die and only Ulysse who is the main
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Plot Summary In the novel Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen‚ you are taken through a tour of the life of Auden West. Auden was born into a family of writers who want their daughter to be the best of the best. She is a quiet girl who lived with her mother after her parents’ divorce‚ devoting herself to schoolwork in order to please her perfectionist mother. Along the way‚ she realizes she lost most of her childhood because her parents treat her as an adult‚ since she was young and she never cared
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