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Plot Summary of A Little House of Their Own
"         Caroline Quiner has been a pioneer girl all her life, and whenever she possibly could, she went to school. Now that she has graduated out of school, she gets to be a teacher!
          At first she teaches summer school, and it wasn't very hard. The only people that she tought were girls and younger boys. she has a little bit of trouble, but she fixes that. she also meets a young boy named John Friday who needs help, and Caroline is the one who will help him.
          Then Caroline starts courting Charles Ingalls, and they begin to get serious. But if Caroline gets married she will have to give up teaching. What shall she do?"

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Review Analysis of A Little House of Their Own
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Life of a profession: - teacher
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - teacher
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: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - teacher
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
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

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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