Bean- Main Character‚ Protaganist: A homeless boy on the streets of Rotterdam that uses his intelligence to keep him alive‚ and eventually earn him a spot on the ranks of Battle School. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin- Another boy recruited to Battle School‚ a lot like bean‚ small‚ and extremely smart. Is Beans mentor and example as he goes through Battle School. Poke: A nine year old girl‚ that also lives on streets of Rotterdam. Takes Bean into her family and gives him a chance. She is one of the main
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Plot summary The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway‚ a young man from Minnesota‚ moves to New York to learn about the bond business. He rents a house next door to the mysterious Gatsby‚ at West Egg‚ which is populated by the newly rich. Gatsby lives in a big mansion and he throws huge parties every saturday night. Nick is unlike the inhabitants of West Egg because of his connections to the more fashionable East Egg‚ home to the established upper class. He goes there to visit his cousin Daisy and her
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City of Ember (2008) Plot Summary Showing all 3 plot summaries When mankind is about to come to an end‚ a group of scientists decide to create and populate a city deep underground. The city of Ember is to last for 200 years after which its inhabitants are to retrieve from a strong box instructions to return to the surface. Over time however‚ the message is lost and life in Ember is rapidly deteriorating. Their power supply is failing and food is being rationed. It’s left to two young adults to
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Plot Summary: Hagar Shipley is an older woman who lives in western Canada with her son and his wife‚ Marvin and Doris.She starts to recall her life in Manawaka where she spent her childhood with family and friends. While the plot returns to present‚ her son Marvin and his wife Doris are trying to persuade Hagar selling their house and buying a smaller one. The proposal has been intensely rejected by Hagar‚ because she believes that the house is hers.Then‚ plot moves to the interview with the minister
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pancake house. Hoot is a novel that is appropriate for readers who are 9 and older. Even though the book is meant for a younger audience‚ it still contains themes and techniques that people will see in other books intended for older viewers. Plot summary Roy Eberhardt has recently moved from Montana and now goes to Trace Middle School in Coconut Grove‚ Florida. His family moves often and this is stressful for Roy. Since he is the new kid‚ he is picked on by the school bully‚ a boy named Dana Matherson
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Plot Summary Of A Severe Mercy Sheldon Vanauken’s A Severe Mercy is the story he tells upon reflection of the love he had with Jean Davis‚ or Davy as she would come to be called‚ and the evolution they experienced both as a couple in love and as individuals. It is‚ as much as it is the story of their love‚ the story of their coming to know and love Christianity and its Jesus. The two meet in their late teens and are immediately close. They sit engrossed in conversation for hours at a time
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PLOT SUMMARY – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle Jamal Malik‚ an 18-year old Mumbai slum kid‚ get right through to the last question on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ and the chance to win 20 million rupees. But straight after the show breaks for the night‚ he is arrested on suspicion of cheating. The show’s quizmaster Prem Kumar‚ himself a product of the slums‚ is unwilling to share the limelight with the young upstart. A night of mistreatment and torture fails to elicit a confession‚ so
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Plot Summary Forrest Gump is the story of an incredibly kind and gentle person who is also what some people might call "mildly retarded." It’s true that he is not too smart‚ but he is very fortunate‚ because he has a mother and friend who love him dearly. Forrest is born and raised in rural Alabama‚ in the Southern United States. He grows up with his mother‚ who rents out rooms in the family house to people traveling through the area. Despite his lack of sophistication‚ and the
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Plot summary: Cupcake Brown has led a life filled with so many wrong doings. After the death of her mother‚ she was sent to foster home after foster home‚ which were filled with abuse. She continuously ran away from home. She eventually turned to drugs‚ alcohol‚ hustling‚ gangbanging‚ and prostitution. Despite all of this‚ she eventually brings herself back on track as she reaches for a new goal. Themes and Issues Addiction: It didn’t start off as something planned‚ in fact it was quite unexpected
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Plot Summary – The Simple Gift The story The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick‚ focuses on Billy‚ who is a sixteen year old boy living in Australia. Billy reveals himself as a reject‚ a thief and a troubled character who rejects school. Billy’s ‘alienation’ is a cause of the combination of all his troubles‚ his abusive father‚ rejection from school‚ bad neighbourhood. Billy runs away from his family on a freight train‚ and packs a set of unusual things like cigarettes and alcohol. Whilst catching a
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