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Plot Summary of Tarragon Island
"This is a fabulouse story of a young girl trying to find her place on Tarragon Island, she is an aspiring writer that just moved from Toronto. She doesn't like their new home and is trying to save money to go back to Toronto, she is soon dicouraged by her experiences on Tarragon Island..."
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Kids: - struggling to earn a living to survive
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs? - searching for identity/meaning
Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations
Wild kid(s)? - runaway!

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - writer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Water? Yes
Water: - sail boat
Island? Yes
Island: - Pacific Islands
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
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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