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Plot Summary of Crooked Little Heart
"In the sequel to "Rosie," Rosie is now a young teen and a competitive tennis player. She is having some problems getting along with her mother, and then there is a strange man who seems to be stalking her..."
Lisa West, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Crooked Little Heart
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Mother (or standin)
Family, caring for ill Yes
because he/she is - physically ill
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations
Wisdom from homeless/bum? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - a teen
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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