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| Plot Summary of Password to Larkspur Lane |
"Nancy Drew is once again swept into mystery, when a homing pigeon crashes in her garden. A strange message attached to the birds leg leads Nancy and her friends on a dangerous mission. Somewhere an elderly woman is being held prisoner in a mansion. While working on the case, Nancy's friend Helen Archer begs her to solve a weird mystery. Helen's grandparents are frightened by a spinning blue light that appears at their home on Sylvan Lake.Could these mysteries be conncected? Follow Nancy on this absorbing and exciting mystery."
William, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Password to Larkspur Lane |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
Kid or adult book?
- Ages 7-14
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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