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"Visit the historical West Texas town of Acorn! Enjoy the German festival, a high school football game, homemade apple pie from the Turner Street Cafe, and the cool shade of a 100-year-old oak tree. Just be careful, because in Acorn the sky is always falling. "
Duane Simolke, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Other aspects:
- story of "the rich"
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- American South
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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