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Plot Summary of Checkers
"When a young girl gets caught up in the sorid events of her father's insider trading, no good can come of it, especially when her father continues to deny any wrong doing. Can her new dog Checkers keep her mind off the newspapers headlines, or will he become the headlines? How much can her mind take before it snaps?"
Andi Puntoriero, Resident Scholar

"Teenage girl gets caught up in her fathers struggle for money and power - a great book with political undertones. Watch out for the ending - it will leave you breathless!"
Cafram, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Checkers
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - depressing/sad
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - mentally ill - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - an organization
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Australia
City? Yes
City: - wealthy

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Unusual forms of death - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog - little dialog
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