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The Fountainhead

"The Fountainhead" is a very long book written by a man named Ayn Rand. It's about a man named Howard Roark and how he thinks it's important to be true to yourself and do what you think is right, even if other people don't like it.

Howard is an architect, which means he designs buildings. He wants his buildings to look a certain way, but the people who hire him to build things don't always agree with him. They want him to make their buildings look like other buildings that are already popular.

Howard says, "No way! I want my buildings to look different because that's what I think is right." This makes some people angry at him, but Howard doesn't care. He thinks that it's more important to do what he believes in than to make other people happy.

He works hard and creates amazing buildings that people start to appreciate. Even though they didn't like his ideas at first, they eventually see how beautiful his buildings are and how unique they are compared to other buildings.

In the end, Howard is very successful and happy because he stayed true to himself and did what he thought was right, even when other people didn't like it. The book teaches us to be confident about who we are and to take risks for what we believe in, even if it's hard or scary.
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