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Plot Summary of The Solitaire Mystery
"Twelve Year old Hans Thomas travels across Europe with his father, in a quest to find his mother, who has been missing for eight years. Along the way they discuss phillosophy, and Hans is given a very small book baked into a sticky bun. The book reveals a great deal both about the world and about Hans himself. An absolutly brilliant and though provoking book"
Bryn Pearson, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - father
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - a teen
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Greece - Scandinavia - Switzerland

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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