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Plot Summary of Brooke
"Athletically-gifted Brooke has grown up in an orphanage. She is adopted by Peter, a lawyer, and Pamela, a former model. Brooke becomes the star of the school softball team, but Pamela wants her to become a beauty queen. Brooke at first tries to please her new mother, then begins to rebel against Pamela's sky-high expectations."
Steph, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Brooke
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Mother (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
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 - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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