The God of Small Things received England's 1997 Booker Prize making Arundhathi Roy the first Indian citizen to ever win the honour. This book has become a rapid Indian Best seller. It's the author's first novel and has been acclaimed as a masterpiece ever since it became famous. This is the ...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Ruth's sisters persuaded her to take care of them, and other family members provided housing and financial support for the King family in Durham. ... But as luck would have it, Tabitha, rescued it and persuaded him to continue and in 1974, Doubleday published Carrie, which became a bestseller and a hit 1976 movie, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek. ...

• Word Count: 1741
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School