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Plot Summary of Sandry's Book - Circle of Magic 1
"Four children come together through dire events and train as mages."
Anisa, Resident Scholar

"Four young outcast mages come together at a temple in Emelan. They are from different backgrounds, but they are forced to live together. At first they don't want to be friends or have anything to do with magic, but they soon from a strong bond of friendship. When disaster strikes their only home and their lives are in danger, they must work together and combine their magics into one-but will it work?"
CoolPD, Resident Scholar

"4 kids/teens meet at Winding circle and are put in the same building. Disaster strikes while they are there and Sandry has to weave together all 4 magical powers to save them and their new home"
seiferoth, Resident Scholar

"With her gift of weaving silk thread and creating light, Sandry is brought to the winding circle community. There she meets Briar, a former thief who has a way with plants; Daja, an outcast gifted at metalcraft; and Tris, whose connection with the weather unsettles everyone, including herself. At Winding Circle, the for misfits are taught how to use their magic-and to trust each other. But then disaster strikes thier new home. Can Sandry weave together four kinds of magical power and save herself, her friends, and the one place where they have ever been accepted?"
seiferoth, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Sandry's Book - Circle of Magic 1
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Age: - a kid - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor

Setting
Terrain - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - 17th century - general past - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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