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"Sixteen year old Romiette "Romi" Cappelle is an African American teenager living in Cincinatti, Ohio. Plagued by constant dreams of drowning, Romi searches for an understanding of her fear of water and her recurring nightmares. Sixteen year old Julio Montague is a Mexican teenager who has just moved to Cincinnati. Julio hates the cold weather in Ohio and wishes he could move back home to his grandfather's ranch. Julio knows its impossible since his parents moved from Texas due to the heavy gang presence in its schools. When Julio meets Romi on line in a teen chat room and they discover that they attend the same high school, they forge an instant connection. Romi can't believe that Julio is so good looking, charming and sensitive. Julio has never known another girl like Romi - beautiful, smart and caring. Although neither Romi nor Julio sees their different races as a problem, other people begin to object to their budding romance. Julio's father tells him straight out that he will never approve of his son dating a black girl. And then there are the Devildogs, an African American gang at school who wear all purple and make it glaringly obvious to Romi and Julio that they don't like the races mixing. When Romi and Julio stand up to the gang members and turn the tables on them, the gang members threaten to get even. The danger escalates when the gang begins stalking the couple and making overt threats with guns. Julio and Romi are terrified by the threats of violence. When Romi, Julio and their best friends Ben and Destiny forge a plan to break away from the gang's grip, Romi and Julio find themselves caught up in a deadly situation."
Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- interracial loving!
Who:
- momma
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- student
Age/status:
- a teen
How sexual is this person?
- squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
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
If he's not white he must be...
- hispanic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
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
- average physique
If she's not white she must be...
- black
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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