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"Black Leather and Blue Denim, A '50s Novel (147,000 words) is a sory about conflict between two Pensylvania greaser gangs, the Diablos and the Kamikazes. Pranks between the two factions escalate into life threatening situations between the years 1956-59. The Kamikazes are racist rednecks, and when a young black member joins the Diablos, tension and antagonism heighten."
John Weissner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very obvious
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
The antagonists are:
- gangs
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Misc setting
- moving train
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
Unusual forms of death
- run over
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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