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"Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan, Mark Kinney gets revenge on his old English teacher that he had for two years. Mark and his friends kidnapped the english teacher and made him beg so he would be let to go. He didn't and soon later died fom an axiety attack.Then the investigation of what happend begins.."
Kyle (The Great) McCarthy, Resident Scholar
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"Mark Kinney is a miss-led teenager who has had enough of his strict English teacher, Mr. Griffin. Mr. Griffin believes that an 'A' is perfect and no-one is perfect - so he gives his students average marks, which they believe are not appropriate.
Mark therefore gets a group of unlikely teenagers together and he plots a plan to kidnap Mr. Griffin, to teach ‘him' a lesson. After much deliberation with his newly acquired group they start with the well-thought out plan. It all goes well until Susan McConnell hears that they left Mr. Griffin in the mountains overnight and she goes with her boyfriend, David Ruggles, to save him.
Once up in the mountains they notice that Mr. Griffin is dead and they notify the rest of the group and now the new plot to cover up the death begins. With the missing person reports out, Mrs. Griffin questions Susan. Susan does her best not to give out too many signals when she lied while answering, but Mrs. Griffin gets suspicious. What will Mark do when he hears that the secret is out?"
Byron Ferreira, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 25%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- vigilante getting revenge
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
- scholar
Age:
- a teen
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- scholar
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- kicks
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
- 2
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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