Jack Finney wrote a very interesting short story named "Of Missing Persons" and for an assignment a college student named J.D. Marlow made a short movie based on the story that he called Escape to Verna. ... At the start of the film he is asleep on the beach in a chair. ... He flashes back quite frequently to times with his mother at the beach when she is consoling him and likewise when he is attempting to get her. ... At that time he flashed back to his mother consoling him on the beach. ...

• Word Count: 813
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The book is not a novel, but more of a historic documentary. ... It is obvious how the book relates to history. ... Tom Brokaw explains in the introduction that he wrote the book after chatting with veterans who had gone back to visit Omaha Beach many years after the D-Day invasion. ... After reading the book, I will not be one to argue. ... They came home to joyous and short-lived celebrations and immediately began the task of rebuilding their lives and the world they wanted...They have so many stories to tell, stories that in many cases they have never told before! ...

• Word Count: 1068
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School