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Plot Summary of Arianna Kelt and the Wizards of Skyhall
"Arianna Kelt is an orphan who has been on the run on and off ever since she can remember. She is a skilled thief. After a bumbled robbery attempt of a bank, she sees a wizard, which gets her into all kinds of trouble. Then she has the law gnomes after her and she gets sent to the Peoples Court. She doesn't understand what is happening to her until the wizard, Mortimer, casts a spell of enlightenment on her, and just before the judge sentences her she begs for mercy.

The judge feels sorry for her, and allows Mortimer to take her to the wizard academy. Since she is a wizard seer, she has talent with magic, but they don't know how much talent. She begins training in the wizard academy."

Genna B., Resident Scholar

"A 12-year-old orphan girl is a beggar and a thief. She gets into all kinds of trouble, and is caught several times stealing food. She has a miserable life until she sees a wizard, then her whole life changes. She gets into a lot of trouble because she saw the wizard and has to go to see a special judge to determine what is going to happen to her. She doesn't believe what's happening to her, until it's almost too late. Then she wishes she was more good than she is, and she agrees to try to change. Since she was able to see a wizard she has some special power, she is able to start training to see if she can become a wizard.
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Kaylin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Arianna Kelt and the Wizards of Skyhall
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - thief/con artist - mage/magician
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - can cast many different spells
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Genius
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mastermind - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters - Genius (really!)
Physique - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - humans in a contemporary society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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