Who Is The Dynamic Character In Marilyn Sachs A Pocket Full Of Seeds

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“Nicole didn’t realize how much her family meant to her -- until she lost them.” Marilyn Sachs (title page). As Nicole ventures in the book, she finds out how important her family the moment she lost them.Her family tries to escape the Germans, but sadly they can't. Nicole has to find a place to hide, as the Nazis are still looking for her . The book is in form of a flashback. It starts in 1944 and ends in 1943. Nicole has to look for shelter in a school. The book A Pocket Full of Seeds by Marilyn Sachs is a fiction book. As Nicole goes through changes, the theme is developed in the story.

As Nicole is developed in the story, Sachs explains how Nicole is a dynamic character. Nicole is a dynamic character because she changes throughout the

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