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"Jessica's psychiatrist is determined to find out why she has tried to commit suicide, but the story she hears, is a difficult one, full of family betrayals and secrets."
Annette, Resident Scholar
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"Jessica is a girl with secrets, dark secrets that she feels she can't tell. After a failed suicide attempt, she is referred to a psychiatrist, who is determined to find out the reason why Jessica wanted to kill herself.
The story she hears is not a happy one, a tale full of family secrets and betrayals. It soon becomes clear that Jessica isn't the only one with secrets and some of them should have remained buried..."
Annette Gisby, Resident Scholar
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"In Silent Screams a young girl deals with a pregnancy that occurs after a rape, and fights to keep secret who the abuser is. She pushes away those who care for her, and is pushed away by those who do not understand what she is going through."
Mary Gibbs, Resident Scholar
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"At the age of eighteen, feeling hopeless and helpless, Jessica tried to take her own life, and that opened the door for all her secrets to come to light.
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Joan Moore Lewis, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- power
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
- descript. of breasts
- rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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