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Plot Summary of The Quest for the MIssing Map
"Nancy is an amateur sleuth. Her task is to help one man who is unemployed find the second half of his map as this man is one of the heirs to the treasure. She faces greedy men and women who want to steal the map to find the treasure themselves.
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Toni Alimi, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Quest for the MIssing Map
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Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - a teen
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - gangs
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Island? Yes
Island: - on vacation

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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