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Mr. and Mrs. Cockroach and Family
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Plot Summary of Mr. and Mrs. Cockroach and Family
"This is a story of two cockroaches who hid in a soldier's duffel bag and were brought to Canada from Germany. The soldier became a caretaker in an apartment building, which was infested with deformed cockroaches. The two "German" cockroaches were put to a test - to reach the Penthouse floor (from the ground floor) before they were accepted as residents in the building. They needed a password for each floor they get into and the passwords are not free. The reader is entertained with the cockroaches' awesome encounters as they watched and listened to a variety of human beings that lived in the building on their way to the Penthouse floor, where they were greeted with a very big celebration. They became the king and queen of the cockroaches and they were to bring forth a new generation of offsprings that are healthy and smart. "
Faye Lapaz, Resident Scholar



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Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - a bug - animal talks
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
How sensitive is this character? - middling 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? - 4 ()
City? Yes

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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