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Plot Summary of Until Angels Close My Eyes
"When sixteen year old Leah learns she has cancer, her whole world changes. While in the hospital the first time, she befriends Rebekah, a sick Amish girl, and her family. As Leah gets better, she gets a job near the family where she can be with them and also pursue a relationship with Rebekah's brother Ethan.

While Ethan is testing his freedom and openly dating Leah, his family is displeased. When things seem they can't get any worse for Leah and Ethan, Rebekah dies, and Leah once again sees an angel. Ethan and Leah returns to Leah's house, where she learns her newest stepfather, Neil, is gravely ill. Neil is the only one of her mother's husbands Leah has been close to. He even revealed the reason Leah was never allowed to be close to her grandmother and told her the truth about why her father abandoned her. Neil dies, and although Ethan loves her, he leaves Leah to go back to his Amish ways. Leah and her mother become closer, and Leah finds comfort in her guardian angel."

Rachael High, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Until Angels Close My Eyes
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - good friends
Brain/Body disability? - physical disability
Religion theme? Yes
Religion theme: - Angel buddy

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
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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