3. Explain the following: a. “A book you love is like a friend. It is like a home.” b. “There is always something new to find in a book, however often you read it.” c. “If every single person in the world had a book – just one book (they’d have to be able to read it, of course) – we’d have a lot less trouble, I’m sure.”

Leslie would probably have come with us if she didn’t work all summer. which is the verb phrase?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?

Assuming that the character maydelle is a symbol what does she most plausibly represent