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Plot Summary of My Perfect Life
"Ella Gerard thinks she has perfect parents and perfect friends. But when her best friend Lola nominates her to run for school president against Carla Santini, everything seems to fall through.
First of all, Ella is much, much to shy to be the school president, or so she thinks. Then Ella starts to realize her family isn't perfect. Her mom is a drunk and her dad is never there. What can she do to make it through"

SM Tate, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of My Perfect Life
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - fighting with bitchy momma

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 - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Dyan Sheldon Resident Scholar Profiles

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SM Tate  

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Alexandra Kuykendall  Lauren S.  Melissa Minto  


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