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Plot Summary of Both Sides of Time
"This girl jumps through time and meets this guy (who lives in 1895) and falls in love with him. She knows that she has to go back to her time, so she ends up leaving and braking his heart."
Bingkie, Resident Scholar

"Annie Lockwood is a hopeless romantic who wishes she lived 100 years ago. She believes she could find true love in a different time. When she travels to 1895, she finds romance with a young man but has to deal with his family and their expectations. Also, a mystery occurs as soon as she arrives and the people around her are weary of her. Will she be believed or did she get herself into this situation too far?"
Isabel, Resident Scholar

"15 year old Annie Loackwood living in 1995 is transported back in time to the year 1895 and falls in love with Strat. However, trouble ensures when Strat is promised to another and Annie must return to her own time-or will they beat the odds?"
Dita , Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Both Sides of Time
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Time Travel Yes
Type of time travel - present to past

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - student
Age/status: - a teen
How sexual is this person? - squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
Has unusual powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - teleportation
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Part of a series? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Caroline B. Cooney Resident Scholar Profiles

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Dita   

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Lizbeth  Isabel  Bingkie  Sigma  


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