Even though To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize Award, the Alabama Library Association Book Award, and the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the novel still receives shouts of criticism because of its "immorality" and "racist attributes" (Karolides et al.). ... This novel challenges students to question the definition of humanity, on whether a man should judge another on the color of his skin. ...

• Word Count: 2168
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Such is the case in Linda Hogan's novel, Solar Storms#. ... Since a person or place's beginning within the consciousness of others often begins upon learning its name or giving it its name, it only makes sense that if beginnings are important, names are too. ... Within the novel we are not told who gave the land this name, but why would Hogan, as the author of this story, give this name to this land? ... But by the end of the novel she has become known as Maniki, a true human. ... While at first glance Bush may not remind one of a shrub or tree, much about her character is similar t...

• Word Count: 1974
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School