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Plot Summary of Witch Child
"In 1659, Mary Newbury's grandmother was accused of being a witch and executed in England. So, young Mary takes the voyage to America but is also in danger."
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Review Analysis of Witch Child
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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - 17th century
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Kids: - religious influences
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs? - searching for identity/meaning
Parents/lack of parents problem? - orphan story

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - servant
Age: - a teen
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals - can cast many different spells
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Forest? Yes
Water? Yes
Water: - sail boat

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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