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Plot Summary of Belle Prater's Boy
"This book is about a girl whose aunt disappears and her cousin comes to live with her mom, stepdad, grandma and grandpa because his father can't take care of him. You can't stop reading and get back into it awhile later. you have to read it fast to be able to understand it. "
Jenny, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Belle Prater's Boy
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Parents/lack of parents problem? - Momma gone

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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