Obstacles In The Novel 'Victory' By Susan Cooper

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In the novel, Victory by Susan Cooper main character Molly faces obstacles along the way like having to move from London to Connecticut and at the end, these obstacles made her stronger than she thought she was. I chose theme ¨home Is where the heart is. ¨ This means home is happy place or a place you feel the most comfortable.
¨ Molly stares at her, A miracle has exploded into her life like a meteor.¨ this quote tells me when she heard the good news her life went from a 3 to 1 million. I could relate to Molly this way because a few years back, I've always wanted to go to a humongous water park, and when my mom told me I was bouncing off the walls.¨ We ´re going home next week!¨ Molly says happily. From this quote I could tell Molly is

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