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  2. Book report - Wikipedia

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    A book report, on the other hand, is meant to outline the key aspects of that particular book helping readers understand what the book generally talks about. A book report is a summary of what a particular book is about, and typically includes: Theme and character analysis; The tone, time and also the setting of the story

  3. The Freedom Writers Diary - Wikipedia

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    The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them is a non-fiction 1999 book written by The Freedom Writers, a group of students from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, and their teacher Erin Gruwell.

  4. The Seven Basic Plots - Wikipedia

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    [5] Beryl Bainbridge, Richard Adams, Ronald Harwood, and John Bayley also spoke positively of the work, while philosopher Roger Scruton described it as a "brilliant summary of story-telling". [6] Others have dismissed the book on grounds that Booker is too rigid in fitting works of art to the plot types above.

  5. Predictably Irrational - Wikipedia

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    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions is a 2008 book by Dan Ariely, in which he challenges readers' assumptions about making decisions based on rational thought. Ariely explains, "My goal, by the end of this book, is to help you fundamentally rethink what makes you and the people around you tick.

  6. The Overachievers - Wikipedia

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    The Overachievers or The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids is a non-fiction book written by Alexandra Robbins. [1] Using the example of some American teenagers, it centers upon overachievement in high school, emphasizing its negative effect in modern American society.

  7. Summerhill (book) - Wikipedia

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    A. S. Neill. Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing was written by A. S. Neill and published by Hart Publishing Company in 1960. [1] In a letter to Neill, New York publisher Harold Hart suggested a book specific for America devised of parts from four of Neill's previous works: The Problem Child, The Problem Parent, The Free Child, and That Dreadful School. [4]

  8. A Smile as Big as the Moon - Wikipedia

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    Kesun Loder as Lewis Dayhuff, a student with dyslexia. He lives with his 13th foster family and has a hot temper. Tyrin Niles Wyche as Jamal Davis, a student who is mentally slow and slow to get agitated. He is the most quiet student. Tanner Dow as Adam Plowright, a student with autism and OCD. He is the class gentle giant with a "heart that ...

  9. Critical Chain (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Like Goldratt's book The Goal, Critical Chain is written as a novel, not like a project manager's how-to guide. This book is a story about a professor trying to attain his tenure at a university's business school. The plot is used to maintain interest in the subject and provide a real life feel to the book. It provides plenty of real-world ...