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Pearl in the Mist
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Plot Summary of Pearl in the Mist
"After a year in New Orleans, Ruby and her now-crippled sister Giselle move to boarding school. Giselle attempts to make Ruby a scapegoat, both at school and at home. Ruby also struggles to maintain a relationship with her new boyfriend."
Steph, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Pearl in the Mist
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Plot
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Sister
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs? - searching for identity/meaning
Parents/lack of parents problem? - Momma gone

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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