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The Book Thief
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In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, Death narrates the story of one girl who lived during the Holocaust. Not surprisingly, it's kind of a downer—bu...

Crime and Punishment
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Crime and Punishment is all about a boy killing for money, literally, and then spending the rest of the book trying to hide it. Although the book c...

The Grapes of Wrath
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The Grapes of Wrath is one of the longest—ahem, most important books in American literary history. But what's with the title?

Great Expectations
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is about a young blacksmith boy (Pip) and his two dreams: becoming a gentleman and marrying the beautiful Est...

Arabian Nights
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Folk tales are all about conveying a deeper meaning—no banjos required. Arabian Nights is one of the most famous collections, so get ready to lea...

Great Expectations Summary
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Trying to live up to expectations can be stressful. Watching someone else struggle with it, though? That's just fine.

Number the Stars
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Under what circumstances should people be allowed to lie? Is Annemarie's situation dire enough? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

Oliver Twist
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Please, Sir, can we have some more... Oliver Twist?

The Grapes of Wrath: Written How Long Ago?
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So... if grapes of wrath sat out too long, would they become raisins of wrath? If so, this could seriously affect the entire mood of our bran flake...

The Grapes of Wrath Summary
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No, not the sour grapes of questionable freshness that gave you weird stomach rumblings before your last soccer game; we're talking about Steinbeck...