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Plot Summary of Shipwreck - Island 1
"Six kids go on a boat to help chart a new course. The kids are stuck at sea with a mean assistant and a friendly captain. The problem is there is a huge storm and the captain dies at sea. Then the boat explodes and they are left to survive all alone on an island. "
Ashley Nobis , Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - surviving natural elements

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

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

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Island? Yes
Island: - stranded

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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