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A 2008 survey of secondary books read by students between grades 9–12 in the U.S. indicates the novel is the most widely read book in these grades. [92] A 1991 survey by the Book of the Month Club and the Library of Congress Center for the Book found that To Kill a Mockingbird was fourth in a list of books that are "most often cited as making ...
Mockingjay is a 2010 dystopian young adult fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is chronologically the last installment of The Hunger Games series , following 2008's The Hunger Games and 2009's Catching Fire .
Common Sense Media found the book to be "sensitive, captivating, and, just put simply, a great read." [4] Simon Mason of The Guardian thought that the author's "evocation of 'Asperger thinking' is impressive and sensitively managed, but such narrowing of the focus reinforces the story's programmatic nature" and concluded, "In the end, like Caitlin's drawings, Mockingbird is a neat outline in ...
Dill is the best friend of both Jem and Scout, and his goal throughout the novel is to get Boo Radley to come out of his house. The children concoct many plans to lure Boo Radley out of his house for a few summers until Atticus tells them to stop. In chapter 5 of the novel, Dill promises to marry Scout and they become "engaged."
Mockingjay is a 2010 novel by Suzanne Collins. Mockingjay may also refer to: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014), the first half of a two-part film adaptation of the novel; The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015), the second half of a two-part film adaptation of the novel; Katniss Everdeen or the Mockingjay, the protagonist of ...
Investigators are trying to determine how a woman got past multiple security checkpoints this week at New York’s JFK International Airport and boarded a plane to Paris, apparently hiding in the ...
Bentley says he could teach others to read, but Spofforth says that it is illegal and instead gives him a job of decoding the written titles in ancient silent films. At the Bronx Zoo, where the animals are robots, Bentley meets Mary Lou. He explains the concept of reading to her, and the two embark on a path toward literacy.
The first of the books, written by Suzanne Collins, was published in 2008, followed by two more novels and a prequel, which fans can read in order of release-date or story chronology (more on that ...