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Plot Summary of Naitaka
"This is book 2 of the "Kodiak Books" series. It follows Where Legends Roam and finds cryptozoologist George Kodiak in British Columbia searching Lake Okanagan for its resident monster."
Lee Murphy, Resident Scholar




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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Water adventure Yes
Water: - wet animal attack!

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Water? Yes
Water: - swimming on - scuba under - submarining

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 5-7
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - biology/medical
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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