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On Tour: The Backup Singer
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Plot Summary of On Tour: The Backup Singer
"Shanice is proud to be unique, and she's never considered her biracial heritage to be a major part of that.   When her cousins move in for the summer, Shanice is faced with the question of how much of her African-American heritage has been pushed aside, and if her replacement as the lead singer of Second Rate was chosen not because of her singing ability, but because of her race."
Frank, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of On Tour: The Backup Singer
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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Inside culture (main char) - Black
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - musician
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
City? Yes
City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) - dangerous
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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