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Roses For Melinda
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Plot Summary of Roses For Melinda
"It's hard to think about dying when you are only a teenager, but that is exactly what Melinda must face, when she is diagnosed with cancer. At first it looks like there may be a chance that she can be cured, but soon she gets sicker and dies."
Michelle Kidwell, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - dying
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - physically sick

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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SCHOLARS:
Samantha  Sandra Calhoune  Rachael High  Taylor D.  Stephanie  Taylor  Michelle Kidwell  


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