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Plot Summary of Driver's Ed
"Reny (main charicter)and Morgan (boyfriend) go with a boy who currently has his licence. They steal a stop sign, which causes a young woman to be killed. This guilt is mainly what this story is about."
Lauren Jones, Resident Scholar

"It was a peaceful town, kids playing outside and hardly any crime, until three kids decided to have a little fun not knowing they were committing a crime. Remy, Nikkie, and Morgan decided to go steal some street signs just for the fun of it and because they stole it, an innocent lady named Denise Thompson died in a car accident. Now there is a heavy burden on their back because it is making headline news and the husband of Denise is threatening to kill whoever stole this sign. Morgan thinks of confessing but to make it even worse Nikkie is threatening to make the situation even worse by telling lie about how Morgan wanted someone to die. But Morgan still confesses and has to face his and Remy's parents being mad at them both but eventually is forgiven. "
Brie, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Driver's Ed
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - vigilante getting revenge
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
Eccentric: Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Style
Person - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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