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Plot Summary of Poppy and Rye
"Poppy and Rye is about a mouse named Poppy whose boyfriend named Ragweed died. She travels to his family and let them know. As she is about to leave, a most unfortunate problem occurs for the family of Ragweed. Some beavers moved in and created a dam in a nearby river. This caused flooding for Ragweed's family's home. Poppy is the only one with enough sense to help them. But will she be able to convince the beavers to leave?"
alisa, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - animal talks - mouse/rat
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Dumb

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
Prairie? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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