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  2. The Bread Winner - Wikipedia

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    The story takes place in 1932 depression era United States. Protagonist Sarah Ann Puckett moves with her family to a small town after selling the failed family farm. Her parents quickly become despondent as money begins to run short, but Sarah resourcefully begins selling her award-winning bread to neighbors and eventually acquires a store front, all the while dealing with bullies and hobos as ...

  3. Persepolis (comics) - Wikipedia

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    An article from a journal on multicultural education written about teaching Persepolis in a middle school classroom acknowledges Satrapi's decision to use this genre of literature as a way for "students to disrupt the one-dimensional image of Iran and Iranian women."

  4. The Wednesday Wars - Wikipedia

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    Children's literature portal The Wednesday Wars is a 2007 young adult historical fiction novel written by Gary D. Schmidt , the author of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy . The novel is set in suburban Long Island during the 1967–68 school year.

  5. CliffsNotes - Wikipedia

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    CliffsNotes for Romeo and Juliet. CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides.The guides present and create literary and other works in pamphlet form or online. . Detractors of the study guides claim they let students bypass reading the assigned

  6. The Crossover - Wikipedia

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    The Crossover is a 2014 children's book by American author Kwame Alexander and the winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Honor. [2] The book, which is told entirely through verse, was first published in the United States in hardback on March 18, 2014, through HMH Books for Young Readers.

  7. Abstract (summary) - Wikipedia

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    An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. [1]

  8. HMS Surprise (novel) - Wikipedia

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    HMS Surprise is the third historical novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1973.The series follows the partnership of Royal Navy Captain Jack Aubrey and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin during the wars against Napoleonic France.

  9. Epigraph (literature) - Wikipedia

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    In literature, an epigraph is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document, monograph or section or chapter thereof. [1] The epigraph may serve as a preface to the work; as a summary; as a counter-example; or as a link from the work to a wider literary canon, [ 2 ] with the purpose of either inviting comparison or ...