Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is about farm animals that rebel against their human farmer. The animals want freedom and equality. A pig named Napoleon leads a rebellion rebellion. Representing the Russian Revolution, Napoleon and his pig friends abuse their power the animals are worse off than before. Animal Farm Quotes With Page Numbers “Clover […]

Of Mice and Men is about two migrant workers, Lennie and George. Lennie is large, and George is small. George is smart, but Lennie has a mental disability. Lennie gets in trouble because he doesn’t know his strength and doesn’t understand the nature of people. George knows he could get along better without Lennie, but he

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, is about a young girl in Nazi Germany named Liesel Meminger. A compassionate Death narrates the story.  Liesel steals her first book at a graveyard and learns to read with Hans Hubermann, her foster father. She continues to steal books from a book burning and an open window.  Liesel

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is a story about a 16-year-old boy named Holton Caulfield in the 1950s.  Holton is about to be expelled from Pency after failing three other schools. It’s a few days before Christmas break, and his family doesn’t know he’s being expelled yet. Rather than tell his family,

It, by Stephen King, is a novel about a shape-shifter that lives on children’s fears. One of IT’s disguises is a scary clown named Pennywise.  IT first appeared in Derry, Maine. In 1957, a young boy named George was killed in a storm drain. George’s older brother Bill and his friends, known as “The Loser’s

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is about a young boy and his friend in Afghanistan.  Amir and Hassan are best friends. Hassan is the most loyal friend one can have. Amir flies kites, and Hassan is the best kite runner in the world.  But Hassan and his father, Ali, are servants of Amir and