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" Bilingual Molly Lake is a fifteen year old American colonial whose French Canadian mother is kidnapped from their Schenectedy cabin by enemy raiders. The raiders work for the evil Intendant Bigot who is embezzling millions from King Louis XV. Overhearing them planning to take her mother to Quebec, Molly travels to New York City (1759) and joins a frigate provisioning there that will sail for Quebec to support General Wolfe's English army.
Molly's ship captures a French warship and the infamous Captain d'Alquier. Captain d'Alquier's assignment is to assassinate the intendant. Captain d'Alquier escapes from Molly's frigate and makes his way to Bigot's mansion (the location of the imprisoned mother) just ahead of the British Army. A triangle develops involving the good Canadians versus the corrupt Canadians versus the British Army and becomes a three month standoff.
General Wolfe sends Molly into Quebec as a spy, but her mission goes awry when she falls in love with Bigot's nephew, Jean-Luc. Even though he has thwarted the assassin, captured Molly spying, and imprisoned Jean-Luc for refusing to join his syndicate, Bigot realizes the Parisian government nevertheless suspects him and he decides to conceal his crimes by burning his records and murdering his captives. Molly must outwit both the assassin and syndicate mastermind.
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Samuel Endicott, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 50%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- american colonial period
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- deposing an evil leader
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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