When I started reading it I supposed that it was about a poor boy gradually became a gentleman in the upper class. ... The book tells a story of how a young man grows up gradually from a pure and innocent boy to a selfish and smooth-faced one, yet having met with amounts of suffering, he changes into be a kindly youth. ... What he wrote about deals with a wide range. ... Some are about how a young man grows up, such as "Great Expectations". ... A black humor soul exists in his heart. ...

• Word Count: 1502
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As there are in all great love stories there was a boy and a girl and I already being the latter let me instead tell you about the boy--and boy he was. ... As I came off the road on to the bank of this river I saw a boy in black, with a head of white playing perfectly a violin of brown. ... The world is a blur in all your peripheral and all you see is a boy in black, with hair of white wailing on a violin under a bridge in Yekaterinburg. ... The boy and the girl. ... Memories of a boy with white hair whom played the violin under a bridge and a girl who danced by his side. ...

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Uncle's hands were seamed with the black powder, beyond the power of any washing to get out... ... Sacks was a young, curious boy who grew up just before the Second World War. ... The book Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks is an autobiography about his own chemical childhood. It explains all of his different scientific obsessions he had as a boy, and how he came about finding all the information he did on them. ... Reading books, newspapers and, magazines about his subject, physically experimenting with it, and asking his parents and aunts and uncles question about it. ...

• Word Count: 1347
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basualto, more commonly known as Pablo Neruda, began his widely renowned career in poetry as a young boy. ... Isla Negra is a very small town located about two hours from Santiago, the capital city. ... Pablo Neruda is a poet who is not ambiguous about his feelings. Because there is no hidden meaning in Neruda's words, and he is very open about his feelings. ... Oh the black cross of a ship. ...

• Word Count: 1395
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Janie refuses to adopt the role of the traditional black woman of this time, ignoring the wishes of her grandmother and going against all odds, Janie attempts to fulfill her dreams and aspirations. ... This revelation compelled Janie to seek out affection from a young boy named Johnny Taylor. ... Although slavery was over and the threat to Janie was now non-existent, she still worried about her granddaughter and wanted her to have every opportunity that she herself was unable to acquire. ... They moved to Eatonville where Jody instantly gains social status by filling many important posit...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Most of know about nature versus nurture, and how our families' love and affections (or lack thereof) help shape us into who we will become. ... He also witnessed his brother murder two black men in front of him. ... Derek takes the whole, "It's not my problem, what do you expect me to do about it?... Sweeny is also black. ... It just so happened that the boy was African American and had ties to others that Derek had angered in the past. ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

" As Loretta looks at Johnny's plane on the tarmac through the airport window, an old gray haired woman dressed in black tells Loretta she put a curse on Johnny's plane. ... There is an amusing line of dialogue between Rose and Cosmo Castorini, right after Johnny answers Rose's question about men and womanizing. ... Ronny is less than happy to hear about the pending marriage between his brother Johnny and Loretta. ... The next morning Loretta is walking home obviously in love in the meantime Johnny has returned from Sicily, his mother did not give her blessing and Johnny...

• Word Count: 2080
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

All alone like a boy in his room full of imagination. ... Our team colors were green, black, and white. ... As I play my mouth would drool just thinking about going to the stands to get a burger. ... I sometimes still dream about that field and certain defining moments that changed my life. ...

• Word Count: 1836
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School