The Lovely Bones: Best And Worst

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Best and Worst
In the novel, “The Lovely Bones”, there are many events that occurred. My favorite part of the novel was when Jack Salmon, the main character’s father, began to suspect his daughter’s murderer and sought to find evidence to put him behind jail. Even when everyone else had lost hope in finding the suspect, Jack did not. He pestered the police again and again in hopes of catching the person who killed his daughter. It was interesting for me since Susie’s mother didn’t show as much determination to catch her murderer despite her love for her daughter too. This was my favorite part because I felt that it was a great example of a father’s love for his child and was portrayed very well in this story.
My least favorite part of the

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