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A Separate Peace
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Have you ever pretended to be super happy for your BFF when they win an award when, really, you just wanted to rip it out of their undeserving, ung...

The Call of the Wild
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A cheap shot at a bestseller or a deeper book with connections relevant to the human race? In The Call of the Wild, the protagonist is a dog named...

The House on Mango Street
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Do we need creative arts to survive, or is logic enough? And how can The House on Mango Street help us decide? Check out this video to find out.

Huck Finn
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If you suddenly came into a bunch of money, you'd give it all away, right? Yeah, we figured.

Number the Stars
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Under what circumstances should people be allowed to lie? Is Annemarie's situation dire enough? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

Old Man and the Sea
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The Old Man and the Sea was actually Hemingway's second title. His editor wouldn't let him use The Middle Aged Man and the Stubborn Fish.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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One minute, we're crying out of sadness; the next thing you know, we're crying out of laughter. Arnold's diary puts ours to shame. Excuse us while...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
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River raft. A good friend. Adventures. Tricks. Lots and lots of surprise feelings. Basically, our boy Huck has 'em all.

The Kite Runner
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Yes, there are kites. Yes, there are runners. No, despite how much we love running and flying kites, this isn't a happy story by any stretch of the...

The Kite Runner Summary
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Gee whiz! Running after kites sounds like so much fun! That's totally what this book is about, right? Nope. Hosseini's novel actually touches on su...

Great Expectations
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is about a young blacksmith boy (Pip) and his two dreams: becoming a gentleman and marrying the beautiful Est...

Julius Caesar
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How's Julius Caesar doing after that whole "assassination" thing? Well, he's taking it one day at a time.

Great Expectations Summary
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Trying to live up to expectations can be stressful. Watching someone else struggle with it, though? That's just fine.

Of Mice and Men
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Break out the tissues. Of Mice and Men isn't an easy one to stomach.

Of Mice and Men Summary
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This video provides a summary of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. When George and Lennie find new work during the Great Depression, fights, frie...

Our Town
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Our Town is your town, Shmoopers.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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What are the perks of being a wallflower? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Lisbeth Salander is a tough nut to crack. Hero? Villain? Somewhere in the middle? We're not sure, but we're hesitant to accuse her of anything...es...

The lliad
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So that's why Brad Pitt looks so fit in Troy! (The movie, not the city-state.) He's related to the gods, just like Achilles was. We always knew kne...

The Merchant of Venice
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Take a stroll with us through the shady back alleys of Venice. If you were looking for a relaxing ride through the gondola canals...well, wrong tra...

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