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"Everyone in Santa Monica wants to get their children into a prestigious preschool called Butterflies and Puppydog Tails. Eve is a former poor, small-town girl who is married to a big time Hollywood producer and is trying to fit into the chi-chi crowd by enrolling her daughter in the school. She finds, however, that being rich and well-connected isn't everything and learns to focus on her family and self."
Julie L., Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- playing footsy while inconveniently married
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Husband
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
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?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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