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Ordinary Jack - Bagthorpe Saga 1
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Plot Summary of Ordinary Jack - Bagthorpe Saga 1
"Jack is the second-youngest member of the Bagthorpe family - and the only Bagthorpe who isn't an eccentric and a self-proclaimed genius. As the sole ordinary member of the family, he feels left out and rather looked-down-upon. When Jack starts searching for something, anything, that he alone can do best, his good friend Uncle Parker comes up with a smashing idea: Jack can pretend to be a psychic, a Prophet, a paranormal phenomenom. Unfortunately, things prove a bit more complicated than either Jack or Uncle Parker planned, and hilarity ensues."
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Father (or standin) - Mother (or standin) - Aunt - Grandma - Brother - Sister - Cousin
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - uncle
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book) - eccentric nature
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 7-10

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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