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Plot Summary of Night of the Whale
"School is over and Wags just graduated from high school. There are no parents anywhere. Wags has got a permission to take five friends to her family's beach house. The senior week for Wags is going to be great. Wags is going to take five of her friends: Digger, Mouse, Timmi, Lauren, and Breeze. Mouse's nickname comes from his size.

On night their happy week was interrupted when they saw a whole group of whales stranded along a deserted section of the beach. So, everyone wants to save the whales by returning them back to the sea, but they are wondering if it is worth doing it.
"

Vadim Akhanov, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Night of the Whale
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - whale/dolphin/flipper
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 7-10

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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 (some)
United States Yes
The US: - West

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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