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"In England the protagonist is Daisy, a 15 year old American girl sent to England to live with her aunt, sister of her mother. Daisy never knew her mother, as she died giving her birth. This fact and the fact that her father is getting married to a woman that Daisy can not stand has left Daisy emotionally scarred and aneroxic. What happens when she gets to England is first a wonderful experience of being loved and accepted in a way she never experienced and then tragedy when a war breaks out that leaves Daisy and her cousins fending for themselves. Luckily for Daisy and her cousins they live on a farm and are able to live off the land, until soldiers occupy their home and split them up. "
Jane Davis, Resident Scholar
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- near future
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians
Yes
Conflict:
- War, general
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 10 (a tremendous amount)
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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