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Plot Summary of A Walk in Wolf Woods
"A boy and a girl are on a picnic with their parents when they see a sobbing man hurry past them, into the forest. Fearing something is wrong, the kind hearted children follow the man only to end up back in time and learn that he is under a spell cast by an evil wizard intent on taking over the kingdom, a spell which has turned the man into a werewolf. This is very historicly accurate, and a fun read."
Shade, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of A Walk in Wolf Woods
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Lifeform altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Magically turned into another being
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - wild
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 - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
Terrain - Forests
Earth setting: - 17th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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