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God, The Universe, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
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Plot Summary of God, The Universe, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
"Alfie Newton's mother is a devout Christian and her father is hardly ever home. And at sixteen, the only thing that had been holding her family together is suddenly gone– her terminally ill sister has finally died. As Alfie tells the story of the last year of her and her sister's life, she struggles to deal with her parents' crumbling marriage, her crisis of faith, and her pending adulthood which is complicated by her crush on an older man. "
Jennifer Selk, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of God, The Universe, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Kids: - religious influences
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - brother/sisters
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California

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