... you've been checking out dresses for the home coming dance, What makes you think I'd ever ask you out?, I'd never be caught dead at the school dance with a loser like you." Lara asks "What did I do wrong? I don't understand." And then he, well Bree sends the message. "You're a loser. The world would be a better place without you in it. GOOD-BYE ... Bree's neighborhood. Lara didn't want to speak so when the police question Lara, Sydney, her little sister in 7th grade told the police about Lara's former friendship with Bree Connors. The police soon went to the Connors' house and wanted to ...

• Word Count: 2400
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... when people need to feel at home. In the novel Animal Dreams, the author Barbara Kingsolver told the story of Codi and her trip back to Grace, Arizona. Codi returns to her hometown where there's nothing to fulfill her restless lifestyle. When she arrived in Grace, she didn't feel at home, she lacked courage and she didn't feel loved. "I"d like to find a place that feels like it wants to take me in ... " (183). This was Codi's attitude towards Grace and every other town she lived in. The fact that Codi grew up motherless and with an overprotective father didn't help her fit in ... the en...

• Word Count: 1669
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... and a stern and strong man. When Ruth was seven they moved in with her grandparents in the United States. Her family religiously followed the Jewish faith. They ate kosher, which was different meals and place settings, and every Friday at sundown they had to light candles and pray to Sabbath (McBride, 17). Ruth's family traveled a lot when she was a child. When she was eight, ... . This is where her family settled and her father ran a store. The people in the neighborhood seemed to enjoy new things except for Jewish people. In school children would call Ruth "Christ killer", or "Jew Baby...

• Word Count: 1631
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... ten minutes, we wrapped up our tests. It did not take a long time for everyone to leave the class. Most of the students, including myself, went straight towards the office to pick up the letter. When I got to the office, I realized that the place was packed. There was absolutely no way for me to get in the office without being pushed and stepped over. I overheard people gossiping as well as over reacting ... . I had a peaceful sleep that night. But a phone call from The Toronto Public Health awakened me. I could barely open my eyes. It was 10:30 PM. The nurse told me that I was quarantin...

• Word Count: 1319
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School