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Realistic Short Story 'Shells' By Cynthia Rylant

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“ Shells “ by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic short story about a fourteen-year-old boy who has to learn to live with his Aunt Esther after his parents died.In the beginning, Michael is refusing to be happy living with his aunt. Esther was the only person that could take him in or only she had offered to.Michael still expected to see his parents he couldn’t get over it. Soon,after Michael got home from school he saw Esther not talking on the phone for a change,and he had brought something home that would change the relationship between the both of them. Finally, after Michael got the hermit crab Esther was using it to bond with Michael. This story shows that Michael and Esther had to go through tough times and difficult changes together. In

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