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Plot Summary of Island of the Aunts
"There are three aunts that live on an island and take care of the animals that come there. The aunts are getting old and need some help so they decide to get children by kidnapping them. The aunts go to Europe and kidnap Minette, Lambert and Fabio. When they get there the kids have to start working and caring for the sick and hurt animals. On the island the kids have to take care of selkies, krakens and other unusual animals. "
Ashley Nobis , Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - all kinds of animals
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality - Eastern European
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Island? Yes
Island: - Atlantic Ocean Island

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Eva Ibbotson Resident Scholar Profiles

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Katharine Schwab  

SCHOLARS:
Tracie Amirante  Ashley Nobis   


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