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"Our Only May Amelia is about a girl named May Amelia who is the only girl (besides her mom) in a family ofeight brothers, both younger and older. She lives on a farm and she is very headstrong and like a tomboy. She really wants a baby sister so that she could take care of her. One day, her wish comes true! Her baby sister was born and was named Amy. May Amelia loves her and always takes care of her. When the baby dies while it was sleeping, May Amelia feels sad and horrible, and to make matters worse, her grouchy, mean grandmother said that the death was all May Amelia's fault. With the world so downcast to May Amelia, so she runs away. "
alisa, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Loss of...
- brother/sisters
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- grade school
Wild kid(s)?
- runaway!
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- ranch
- lot of descript of crop raising
- lot of descript of animal care
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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