“I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.” Leaves of Grass by […]
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The Bell Jar
“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a […]
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O Pioneers!
“The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.” Part 1: The Wild Land The novel opens in the harsh prairie of […]
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My Ántonia
“Optima dies… prima fugit.” (The best days… are the first to flee.) — Virgil Introduction My Ántonia follows Jim Burden, a nostalgic narrator, as he recounts his childhood […]
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The House of the Spirits
“Barrabás came to us by sea…” — Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits Part One: The Early Years The novel begins with the eccentric Trueba family in […]
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Walk Two Moons
“Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.” Walk Two Moons follows 13-year-old Salamanca “Sal” Tree Hiddle as she embarks on a cross-country road […]
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Hatchet
“He would not die. He would not let death in. He would fight it.” Chapter 1 Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old boy, boards a small plane to visit his […]
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Where the Red Fern Grows
“After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought of the old K.C. […]
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The Trumpet of the Swan
“The world is full of talkers, but it is rare to find anyone who listens.” Chapter 1: The Pond The story begins at a serene pond in Canada, […]
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Stuart Little
“He was not much bigger than a mouse, and his parents were somewhat surprised when they saw him for the first time.” Chapter 1: In the Drain The […]