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Widely regarded as one of the most important literary voices of nineteenth-century America, Nathaniel Hawthorne is best known as the author of such novels as The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. In this collection originally intended for a young-adult audience, Hawthorn ekes instructive moral lessons and fascinating facts from the life stories of prominent figures in history.
"A small-town Midwestern community suffers and seeks salvation in Jackass Flats, a dead-end section of Hawthorn, Missouri. The neighborhood has a checkered past; not long after its founding, the pastor's wife was found shot between the eyes, and Pastor Stephen Shrine was hanged by members of the Ku Klux Klan. For generations, the residents bore the weight of this brutal legacy. Currently, the Haights are the only African-American
...Soy un seguidor de las reglas, siempre lo he sido,
Nada dice «ACCESO PROHIBIDO» como la hermana menor de tu mejor amigo,
Pero en el momento en que mis labios tocaron los de Claire,
tiré todo el maldito manual por la ventana.
Lo sé, rompí el «código de hermanos».
Y me merecía el puñetazo en la nariz que recibí por ello.
Puedo tener a la chica
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