This is true in Mark Zusak's novel The Book Thief. In the novel, Liesel Memminger is separated from her family due to financial reasons and is moved to the city of Molching, where she settles in with her foster parents. ... While Liesel benefits from learning of Max's stories and someone she can identify with, Max is also benefited as he is given many gifts and stories from the outside world. ... She waited for the tree to fall. But the tree would not move (446, 447). ...

• Word Count: 2179
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

These are the words that Toni Morrison used to describe the actions of the central character within the novel, Beloved. ... Because the truth was simple, not a long-drawn-out record of flowered shifts, tree cages, selfishness, ankle ropes and wells. ...

• Word Count: 3106
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School