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"When Jessica's English teacher enters the class in the Write A Book contest, she is excited. She loves writing and hopes that she'll get paired up with Tracy, who used to be her best friend until Tracy started hanging out with girls who cared about clothes and boys. Unfortunately, Jessica gets paired up with Daphne. Daphne wears weird clothes and doesn't talk to anyone. Nobody likes her. If Jessica has to spend a lot of time working with Daphne, she might become an outcast, too.
Jessica reluctantly begins working with Daphne. She finds that Daphne is a wonderful artist, and the book they create is better than Jessica could have imagined. She also finds that Daphne is much more interesting than the shallow kids at school. But, Daphne lives with her mentally ill grandmother. As her grandmother's health worsens, so does Daphne's living conditions. Her grandmother can't keep up with the bills or provide for Daphne and her little sister. Jessica knows that it's dangerous for Daphne and her sister to be alone with their grandmother. But, Daphne made her promise not to tell anyone what things were like. She's scared that she and her sister will be sent to an orphanage. "
Angela Tircuit, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Who is sick?
- Grampa/ma
because he/she is
- mentally ill
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- grade school
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
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