Hinton (a young adult fictional novel) is a 16 year old boy who comes from a broken home and is abused. ... The quote "Last month in Sacremento, a 15-year old Yuba City youth who reportedly claimed he was mimicking a TV program about little girls who rob a bank was given a 26 years- life prison term.2 talks about a child who DID plan his murder. ... Johnny never even thought about killing that Soc, but the Soc had thought about killing Johnny, because he had jumped Johnny before. ... In the quote, "Johnny was scared to death. ... In the quote, "He wasn't scared either. ...

• Word Count: 1415
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Born into a wealthy family of scholars in Brookline, Massacusetts she resided on 200 acres of land and was home schooled. ... However, coming from a wealthy family with a large estate, this problem was of no relevance to the Lowell family. ... From the time her parents died, she had lived in their home with the women she loved, Ada Russell. Though many of her earlier poems had been written about women, she wrote them in such a way that no one could tell. At her home in Brookline, Amy bred and cared for many English Sheep dogs, expressing her love for animals. ...

• Word Count: 2108
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After he is forced to live like a tramp again, he feels helpless about his life. ... They had dreamt of freedom; of a chance to look about them and learn something; to be decent and clean, to see their child group up to be strong. ... In the final chapter, Marija gives up all hope of trying, as evident in the following quote: "No, " she answered, "I'll never stop. What's the use of talking about it? ... (The Jungle, Upton Sinclair, 349) In some ways it is evident where Sinclair is coming from in his beliefs, but at the same time there are other aspects of Socialism that are deba...

• Word Count: 2054
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography