→Published as Fiction: Added just a little bit more info to two sorry excuses for books I unfortunately had to read for school.
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|''A Lesson Before Dying''
|''A Lesson Before Dying''
|Ernest J. Gaines
|Ernest J. Gaines
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|The death penalty is painted negatively, and the main character is an outspoken atheist.
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|The death penalty is painted negatively, and the main character is an outspoken atheist. Not only that but it is also pro-public school in the way the main character also teaches his students.
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|''[[Philip Dru: Administrator]]''
|''[[Philip Dru: Administrator]]''
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|''Shift''
|''Shift''
|Jennifer Bradbury
|Jennifer Bradbury
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|The wealthy parents are bad, the poor parents are caring, the wealthy family's son blows away his opportunity to go to Harvard, and FBI agents are depicted as evil henchmen.
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|The wealthy parents are bad, the poor parents are caring, the wealthy family's son blows away his opportunity to go to Harvard, and FBI agents are depicted as evil henchmen. Additionally, there are brief parts that poke fun at the great conservative novel, ''Lord of the Rings''.