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Plot Summary of Ice
"Ice is a shy teen with an overbearing mother. Her mother is only interested in dressing her up and getting her interested in boys. But Ice does well on her own. Ice gives us hope."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
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
Loving/sexing? - guy chasing

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - male homosexuals doing their thing
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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