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Size 12 Is Not Fat : A Heather Wells Mystery
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Plot Summary of Size 12 Is Not Fat : A Heather Wells Mystery
"Heather Wells was a former teen rocker who has fallen on bad times. She has lost her boyfriend, a recording contract and her Mother ran off with her life savings to another country to top it all off she has also gained a bit of weight. She is now a *gasp* size 12 not the size 2-6 she used to be. She has decided to change her life she is now living in the top floor of a house that belongs to her ex-boyfriends brother for the price of doing his detective agency's books. Heather is also pursuing her college degree and helping to fund this by being an Assistant Dorm Director at one of New York City's top colleges.

Suddenly there is a death in her dorm that Heather can't explain away as easily as everyone else. Heather knows these kids and knows that elevator surfing is just not done by girls, especially by one who is quiet and reserved. Then another body turns up and Heather decides if no one else will listen to her she will investigate things on her own. Heather starts asking a lot of questions and in turn starts to put together a theory of who the real killer is. She is right but will he knowing the killer also make her a target?
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Tanya, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Size 12 Is Not Fat : A Heather Wells Mystery
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - power
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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