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Plot Summary of Local Girls
"Gretal Samuelson is a young woman growing up to witness the breakup of her parents' marriage, her cousin Margot's search for love, the deterioration of a brother who passes up Harvard for a job at the local grocery store, and emotional explosions that shatter the suburban quiet. This book was a quick read, however it lacked real substance for me. I finished the book wanting more, more of a conclusion, more emotion, and frankly more of a book. I think however that this book may be a better read for a teenage audience.
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Darcey, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, caring for ill Yes
Who is sick? - Brother - Mother
because he/she is - physically ill - alcoholic/druggie
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs? - searching for identity/meaning
Parents/lack of parents problem? - Dada gone

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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