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The Clue of the Broken Locket
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Plot Summary of The Clue of the Broken Locket
"Nancy Drew goes on a hunt for a baby's natural parents. Can she find the baby's real parents or will the child be raised by greedy unkind actors. Who is out to make a quick buck from the child?"
William, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Clue of the Broken Locket
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
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

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - a teen
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: - none

Setting
United States Yes
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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