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Plot Summary of Horses By E-Mail
"Fourteen year old Karen lives with both her parents, bratty younger brother, Ryaen, and the family feline, Mr. Spock. She wants a horse more than anything, but her parents won't let her have one. One day while reading a horse magazine, Karen sees a notice in the letters section from an English girl who "lives and breathes horses!" and is looking for an American keypal. The girl from England, Melaina Brisbee, is fifteen years old and owns two Connemara show ponies. Eager to share her love of horses, Karen writes a letter to Melaina.

And so, the adventure which will lead both girls across continents and into fierce competition, begins…
"

Hanne Brown, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Horses By E-Mail
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - horse
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
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 - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Australia

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - No single main character? - written like a journal/diary/letters
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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