mother and child No matter how different we may be from people around the world, we share experiences that bring us together. The literature in this unit will show you just how strong those common threads can be.

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Table of Contents
Alice Walker from In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens Nonfiction 106
Comparing Literary Works
Gary Soto Seventh Grade Short Story 116
Anna Quindlen Melting Pot Essay 122
Comparing Literary Works
Ralph Waldo Emerson Fable Poem 130
Rudyard Kipling If— Poem 132
Eve Merriam Thumbprint Poem 134
Comparing Literary Works
Langston Hughes Mother to Son Poem 144
Edna St. Vincent Millay The Courage That My Mother Had Poem 145
William Saroyan The Hummingbird That Lived Through Winter Short Story 146