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"Claire Elliot and her son having difficulties in the big city dealing her husband's death. They move to small-town Maine where Claire sets up a small medical practice. Only things go awry when a teenager turns violent in school and shoots three people. Other acts of violence by teenagers lead Claire to suspect there is something else behind it beyond bad parenting. And she is right!"
BethG, Resident Scholar
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"This medical thriller has many different twists in it.. Join the adventures of Claire Elliot and Noah Elliot when they explore the different adventures through their new hometown."
Meredith Twaites, Resident Scholar
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"Dr. Clare Elliot moves herself and her son to a small Maine town inorder to find a better place to raise her son. Boy, is she surprised when all the teenagers, including her son, become violent, start fights, and kill others for little to no reason. Underlying this current spate of violence is a history in this town of massacres that have happened before. As the story unwinds Dr. Elliot in her pursuit of the cause of all this violence finds a scientific aquaintance who has discovered a new variety of earthworm whose bioluminescence causes people to behave violently."
Liz Pursley, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 36.7%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 23.3%
Tone of story
- scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Medical Thriller
Yes
Medical Plotlets:
- story of bio weapon/virus
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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