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Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1
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Plot Summary of Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1
"Jeannie, a Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1, ISBN: 1588517055,published by (AmEricahouse.com and part of PublishAmerica.com)is the first in a series of four "wholesome family values" books giving an accurate account of daily life on the West Texas frontier of the 1880's. Jeannie, her stallion horse, Diamond, her faithful hound dog, Ole Blue, her best friend Helga, newly arrived from Germany, and their companions, experience exciting "true-life" adventures, dangers, and hardships in their day-to-day challenges. They meet them with an ever steadfast faith in God and vow to remain friends forever.
(The series has been likened to the Little House books by Laura I. Wilder.)"

EVELYN HORAN, Resident Scholar


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Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 19th century
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - horse - dog
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - father
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 7-10
Outside culture (society) - American West
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
Age: - a kid
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 (quite a lot)
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm - lot of descript of animal care

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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