"This is a novel about love in all its forms." What does Paul learn about love from his various relationships in the novel? "Maestro" is a novel about maturity and adolescence, inevitably involving love in all its forms. ... As a result, Paul learns some of the greatest lessons of his life and grows into a mature, responsible and caring adult. ... It is through these sometimes hard-learnt lessons that Paul gains a better understanding and perspective on life, his world, his music and especially of those around him. ...

• Word Count: 913
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

His first experience of lust is with Megan, while he gradually discovers a more enduring and mature love with Rosie. ... He had been stewing over the events of that lesson ever since we'd left the Swan. ... This praise is forever absent throughout his training with Herr Keller. ... These were the only other girls in Paul life and they both differed greatly. ... Although Paul didn't always learn from his mistakes, he did learn to value the important people in his life. ...

• Word Count: 1049
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Fried Green Tomatoes Fried Green Tomatoes This Jon Avnet film, released in 1991, is based upon the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café by Fannie Flagg. ... An early nineties southern woman, she is struggling with her marriage, weight, self worth, and purpose in life. ... Stories of friendship, love, and life prove to be life-altering therapy for her. ... The best remedy turns out to be a lesson about love, devotion, and compassion. Perhaps the filmmaker hopes the lesson of Ruth and Idgie will benefit the viewer also as it did Evelyn. ...

• Word Count: 827
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

John Knowles's A Separate Peace was a wonderful story about friendship and life. This novel was a great book to read during the summer before starting at a new school. ... Phineas and Gene can be a lesson to everyone to cherish every moment with the ones you love because you never know when they"ll be gone....

• Word Count: 358
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

"This is a novel about love in all its forms." What does Paul learn about love from his various relationships in the novel? ... One of the ways Paul learns "about love in all its forms" is through his relationships with his parents and their relationship with each other. ... He realised how the lessons on love and life that Keller had taught him had influenced him and how much more he could have learnt from the man that had so much to offer. ... From teenage years with his parents and maestro to marriage with Rosie and their child, he became who he was because of love and relationships....

• Word Count: 683
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

I learned many lessons and it opened my eyes to the realities some teenagers face while experiencing high school. ... Charlie's story of his intimidating freshman year comes to a close within the last third of this novel. ... Granted, Charlie is a fictional character, but I still made the connection with my family history. ... And life doesn't stop for anybody" (Chbosky. 145). ... One second, your friend plays the largest role in your life. ...

• Word Count: 726
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

There is suspense in the parts of the book where the mysteries involving the life of Angelo Pignati are slowly revealed. ... For example, Lorraine's mother is very strict about her daughter's social life and is paranoid about her going out with boys her age. ... The secrets about the Pigman revealed throughout the novel, lead to this point. ... A lesson is learned by the two young characters that a reader can never forget. When you come to realize that your "life is what you make of it -- nothing more, nothing less....

• Word Count: 560
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

This relationship is first introduced in chapter two of the novel. ... It is not until the end of the novel that we see the true emotional attachment that Pari truly has for that metal tin. ... When Pari, the younger one, presents Abdullah's sister Pari with the old metal tin, she is in disbelief and begins going through the tin looking at all of the feathers. ... Wahdati was in his final stages of life. ... In all, many life lessons can be learned by the book And the Mountains Echoed. ...

• Word Count: 1073
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The heroic Will McLean In the controversial novel The Lords of Discipline, Pat Conroy describes the admirable camaraderie of four boys who grow into men while being there for one another. ... Annie Kate was pregnant with another man's child when Will become aware that loves her. ... At the Institute Dante Pignetti rooms with Will, Tradd and Mark for four years. ... When Will sees Pig walking the "walk of shame", he could feel how Pig is changing his life with every slow step. ... He lost a brother who taught him innumerable lessons by being too prideful. ...

• Word Count: 739
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School