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At the end of Chapter 20, Leo finds out that it was Stargirl who had left him a porcupine necktie two years ago on his birthday. As Leo and Stargirl start discussing a gift she was thinking of...

What is referred to as the Sarajevo incident was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and of his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenburg. The assassination took place in Sarajevo on...

In the story The Kite Runner, the narrator, Amir, is guilt-ridden about the rape of his best friend and half-brother, Hassan. Amir could have run to Hassan's rescue but chose not to out of...

Jess and Leslie's first encounter with Janice Avery is on the school bus, where she bullies Jess and Leslie into giving up their seats. Jess says he's not scared of the “cow” but isn't able to...

Sitting Bull was known among the Sioux Indians as a warrior, but by the late 1870s his leadership was a spiritual one, and he influenced many leaders among his peers, such as Crazy Horse and other...