Harvey from Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones" fits into the picture. ... Harvey was accepted as a normal neighbor when Susie's "father came home smiling, making jokes about how the man's garden might be beautiful but it would stink to high heaven once a heat wave hit" (Sebold 6). ... Like when he had Susie "lying on her back with a sweating man on top or her" (Sebold 12). ... He killed within his own ethnic group, had no particular hatred for his victims, and seemed like a complete loner where his "house was much emptier there were no rugs to lend warmth to the decor" (Sebold...

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One book that really came to mind was The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, a book that opened my eyes to the tragic world of rape, murder, and deceit. ... The result was that Sebold's book forced me to realize how rape can happen to anyone and to think twice about the adults I think I can trust. ... The result was that Sebold's book forced me to realize how devastating rape is and how it can happen to anyone. ... I think Alice Sebold did such an incredible job with this plot line because she herself was raped. ...

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"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is quite possibly the best book I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I read very often sometimes two books at a time. Most of the books I read are mysteries or, more recently, tells the life story of one main character. These are my favorites. I compare this book ...

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I started to learn to read in pre-kindergarten 4 while attending San Vicente School. I remember the words of the day and the tiny storybooks we would read. The first book I remember reading by myself is Goldilocks and the three bears. My mom would always read me the Little Mermaid. In addition to Th...

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In the novel, "The Lovely Bones," by Alice Sebold, the main character, Susie Salmon, is raped and murdered by her new neighbor, George Harvey, when walking home from school. Throughout the read she describes her experience in Heaven and how things are going on Earth. Her main focus is on her family'...

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