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At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. ![]() ![]() After ugly lies about her, Melanie was cast aside. ![]() Half Arab prince, half French, Rafiq Al–Qadim wears his pride like a suit of armour.as Melanie had discovered when she fell in love with him years ago. Suddenly Ethan was with Eve 24/7, and it was all he could do to prevent himself from giving in to temptation. But when she was senselessly attacked, Ethan offered to pose as her fiancé. ![]() Millionaire Ethan Hayes considered Eve Herakleides to be a spoilt little rich girl hell–bent on bringing men to their knees. Why does he want her by his side again and back in his bed? ![]() She misses him, but what was the point of staying when she'd failed to deliver the one thing Hassan needed – a child and heir? But when she's tricked into returning to him, Leona is furious and puzzled. A year has passed since Leona left her husband, Sheikh Hassan ben Khalifa Al–Qadim. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kuo also reveals with clarity and pathos her own soul-searching, and her conflicted role in her immigrant parents' quest to. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - 9.I Have Read Everything on This Paper (The Guilty Plea) - 10. Reading with Patrick crafts a vivid character study of Patrick's coming of age: his family, fears, aspirations, his questions about life, guilt, innocence, and how to become a good father to his baby daughter. ![]() The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 7. Machine generated contents note: PART I - 1.A Raisin in the Sun - 2. And that's when Michelle decided that her work was not done, and began to visit Patrick once a week, to read with him again Two years later, Michelle moved back to California but Patrick began to lose his way, killing a man and ending up with a lengthy jail sentence. ![]() For the first time, these boys began to engage with ideas and dreams beyond their small town, and to gain an insight into themselves that they had never had before. As a young English teacher keen to make a difference in the world, Michelle Kuo took a job at a tough school in the Mississippi Delta, sharing books and. As a young English teacher keen to make a difference in the world, Michelle Kuo took a job at a tough school in the Mississippi Delta, bringing the wonders of literature to a young African-American boy named Patrick and his rowdy classmates. Michelle Kuos memoir, Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship, was published in 2017 to high acclaim. 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