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Plot Summary of Prisoner of Time
"Devonny Victoria Aurelia Stratton is blackmailed and her father forces her to marry a man who is much older than her and who she despices. She is then saved by Annie's brother, Todd, who comes before the wedding vows are to be said and takes her to the present. Unfortunately, she cannot stay any longer, for if she does, something terrible will happen with her mother."
Lizbeth, Resident Scholar

"Devonny travels from the Victorian era to modern times and meets up with Annie's brother, Todd. Todd is her only hope of getting out of a bad marriage-or can Devonny change the situation on her own?"
Dita , Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Prisoner of Time
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Matchmake, (will/family) Yes
Matchmaker... - forced together for inheritance - matchmake by parent(s)
Time Travel Yes
Type of time travel - past to present

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - student - wealthy
Age/status: - a teen - 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sexual is this person? - squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person? - as romantic as a root canal
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - wealthy
Has unusual powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - teleportation
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - wild - emotionally unstable
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - California
City? Yes
City: - New York - dirty, dangerous (like New York) - wealthy
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - moving train

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 20% - 40%
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Caroline B. Cooney Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
Dita   

SCHOLARS:
Lizbeth  Isabel  Bingkie  Sigma  


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