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Plot Summary of Raven
"Raven's alcoholic mother is sent to prison on a drug charge, and Raven is sent to live with her uncle, aunt, and two cousins. She suffers physical abuse at the hands of her uncle, and made a scapegoat, at home and at school, by one of her cousins."
Steph, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Uncle
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - Momma gone

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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