Title: Many Stones Author: Carolyn Coman Year Published: 2000 Main Characters: Berry and her father Summary: Many Stones is about a girl whose name is Berry. ... Berry and her father meet a family in a really poor area and their family has lost two brothers from a murder. ... While Berry and her father are traveling they meet a racist woman, her name was Suzanne. ... This story is about a father and his daughter confront each other and their own wounds in a land pulsing with loss. Berry and her father haven't had a close relationship but this trip makes them come closer. ...

• Word Count: 284
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

She watched her father abuse his wife for years. ... Percy was devoted to the teachings of Mary's father. ... There a friend of Percy's suggests they have a contest to see who can write the best ghost story. ... Mary ended up losing her first child, a daughter, not long after her birth in Italy. ... Looking deeper into the story, you realize that it is not just a gothic tale about a monster. ...

• Word Count: 902
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Yet, throughout the story his confession remains an impediment, constraining him from then onward to a life of atonement. Dimmesdale's story is one of a lonely man who has given into temptation and lascivious desire. ... He never truly says that he committed adultery with Hester and that Pearl in fact is his daughter. ... Hester's betrayal of him coerced him to want to inflict vengeance on the man that seduced his wife and fathered Pearl. ...

• Word Count: 898
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School