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Plot Summary of No Cafes in Narnia
"13-year-old Heather Blake is forced to move to a new school after the death of her grandfather and the subsequent depression of her mother. In this sequel to Tarragon Island, Heather's deals with making new friends and helping to solve a mystery related to some stolen stamps, while also struggling to understand her mother's depression. Though she joins a writers group and often thinks of herself in the third person, narrating her own life as “Writer Girl”, Heather is hurt and confused by her mother's depression as her new life threatens to overwhelm her and her family."
Jennifer Selk, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of No Cafes in Narnia
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, caring for ill Yes
Who is sick? - Mother
because he/she is - clinically depressed
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 7-10
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Island? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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