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"Faith is a champion tennis player who suddenly stops playing the game she loves. Her reasons for qutting remain a secret that she takes with her to an old tennis club where she agrees to work with her father. The tennis club is located in the country next to an old farm. It is here that she meets the ghost of Arthur Ashe. Every time they meet, they talk and her secret reasons for quitting tennis are revealed. In the end, a good read about how tragic events can affect children, and lead them to make choices that don't make sense to parents. "
Clair, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kind of sport:
- tennis
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Sports Story?
Yes
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- grade 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
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
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Age:
- long-lived adults
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 ()
United States
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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