Realistic fiction tells the story of a person or animal in a real life setting. All characters act in a way that is true to life; there is no magic or extraordinary happenings.
In 2012, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed over 9,000 plant and animal species as either critica...
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An immediate bestseller, “Little Women” was published in two parts: one in 1868, and one in 1869. This coming-of-age story of t...
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It’s hard to believe that the same person who wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” could write charming children’s poetry, but Rob...
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Women’s History Month is traditionally held in March, but the study of women’s history is valuable all twelve months of the yea...
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The United States and Canada observe Black History month in February; the United Kingdom observes it in October. While the co...
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Macabre, dark, foreboding; these adjectives are often used to describe the works of Edgar Allan Poe. While this is true of ma...
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by Alice Hale Burnett from Hallowe'en at Merryvale
Chapter V passage: Alice Hale Burnett's Merryvale B...
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by Louisa May Alcott from Little Women
Chapter Thirteen passage: Louisa May Alcott's "Littl...
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Chapter Twelve passage: The well-loved classic "Litt...
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Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women" tel...
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