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"Ruby grew up with a loving mom in a small, New England community, but when her mother dies of a terminal illness she is forced to go and live with the father who abandoned her at birth. Unfortunately for her, the situation is further complicated by the fact that her father is Whip Logan, a famous movie star who resides on the other side of the country.
Forced to leave her boyfriend Ray and her best friend Lizzie, Ruby sets off with a bleak outlook, determined to hate the man she is going to be living with. It's harder, she finds, than she thought it would be. She likes her father's blustery, gay personal assitant, Max. As she tries to assimilate into a world so different from her own, she slowly starts to make a few friends and is faced with the question: "Will life ever be normal again?""
Rachel, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 (an average amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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