Tuck Everlasting Characters and Analysis
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Three Main Themes in "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift
Explore some of the themes from Gulliver’s Travels, supported by quotes from the novel. Wow your teachers and peers in class discussion by …
Continue ReadingPractice Test for "The Witch of Blackbird Pond": Answers Provided
Use this Study Guide/Quiz for the book The Witch of Blackbird Pond to help you review characters, events and details of this award-winning novel by …
Continue ReadingBook Review: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
If you’re interested in picking up a good novel, you can’t beat Ben Sherwood’s The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud. This drama about the love …
Continue ReadingThe Outsiders: Symbols, Motifs
“The Outsiders” is a richly written novel for middle school readers, many of whom may struggle to interpret the symbols and motifs …
Continue ReadingThe Significance of Nets in the Greek Classic "Agamemnon'
A brief look at one of the most enduring recurrent images in classical Greek literature, the use of yokes and nets as a metaphor for control. This …
Continue ReadingImportant Quotations From "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
This overview of important quotations from “The Outsiders” includes discussion of significance as well as prompts for student writing.
Continue ReadingStudy Guide to Avi Wortis' "Nothing But The Truth"
Avi’s novel, “Nothing But the Truth” serves to highlight the subjectiveness of truth. Avi makes use of an epistolary style as he …
Continue ReadingThe Witch of Blackbird Pond Summary and Analysis by Chapter
Here are the chapter summaries for The Witch of Blackbird Pond, a Newbery Award winner by Elizabeth George Speare. It is the tale of a young girl in …
Continue Reading"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton: Plot Summary
This Outsiders plot summary is an overview of the main events in S.E. Hinton’s classic novel about the things that separate us – and the …
Continue ReadingA Chapter-By-Chapter Summary of Orson Scott Card's Speaker For the Dead
These chapter summaries are intended to give an overview of Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card, and cover events, characters and key themes. …
Continue Reading"The Sisters Grimm:" Study Questions for Book One
Imagine living in a town where Prince Charming is the mayor and the three little pigs are policemen. On the surface, this sounds silly but Michael …
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