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Plot Summary of Time Enough for Drums
"    Jemima was a lazy spoiled girl until a chain of events changed her life forever. Since the Revolutionary War started, her world was in a tumult. Her brothers were going off to war, and her parents stil insisted she be tutored by John Reid, and a Tory no less! But as Jem matures into a woman through circumstance, maybe the hate she feels for John is love? "
Joraya Flow, Resident Scholar

"Jemima was a feisty, selfish spoiled girl, but time and a chain of events change her forever. Despite their stout patriotic beliefs, her parents have insisted that Jem be tutored by their friend, John Reid, well known to be a Tory! Jem does everything she can to vex him, she believes she hates him and he treats her unfairly and meanly. But when a shocking truth reveals itself about this hateful man, can those feelings change? as Jem's brothers go off to war and her family is torn apart, can Jem mature into woman enough to deal with it? Can she be strong through the troubles, finding herself all but alone, and those she cares about in danger or grief?"
Adnamarine, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Time Enough for Drums
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 18th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14 - Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Conflict: - War, US Revolutionary
Lover is - an historical enemy

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? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths - explicit references to deaths
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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