Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, is about an essay writer who goes undercover as a low-wage worker. Her goal was to find out how low-skilled workers survive on low wages. She found that low-skilled workers get treated like children, and their pay increases don’t keep up with inflation. She also argues that low-skilled workers’ […]

This post has the best Harry Potter quotes with page numbers and who said them. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling, is about a young orphan boy. When Harry Potter was a baby, someone named Voldemort killed his parents and tried to kill him. Harry goes to live with the Dursley family.

Paper Towns, by John Green, is about high school seniors Margo and Quinton. When they were nine, they shared an experience that created a unique bond. Margo and Quentin have not interacted with each other until one night. Margo enlists Quentin to help her with her eleven-part revenge plot against friends who wronged her.  During

Tuesdays with Morrie Quotes With Page Numbers  “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do. Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it. Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others. Don’t assume that it’s too late to get involved.” ~Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie,

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, is about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo enjoys a peaceful life until a surprise visit by a wizard named Gandalf. Gandolf persuades Bilbo to join him and the thirteen dwarves to reclaim their lost treasure. Although Bilbo and the dwarves are unsure of Bilbo’s worthiness, Gandolf gives Bilbo the

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, is about Jane, a plain and simple woman who struggles against oppression. Jane must overcome her cruel aunt Reed, the harsh conditions at Lowood school, and losing her love, Rochester, to Bertha. Jane also fights against class hierarchy and the patriarchal domination of women. Will Jane and Rochester get together?