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Plot Summary of Puddles
"In this book, a middle ages woman who loves to gossip, and watch 'soap operas', begins to realize how little she knows about her own daughter, and worries about the ramifications of her own choices on her children. Her life begins to represent the soap operas she watches as secrets begin to unfold and life takes a turn for the worst."
Lori, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - daughter
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - 40's-50's
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 - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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