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How I Survived Being A Girl
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Plot Summary of How I Survived Being A Girl
"How I Survived Being A Girl is a story about a young girl named Jane who has always been best friends with a guy named Charlie. But when they enter middle school at sixth grade, everything changes. Jane finds out that being best friends with a guy is not acceptable to middle school society. But she doesn't want to become friends with prissy girls. Through many hilarious events, she comes to realize that girls are not all that bad."
alisa, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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