| Melinda Sordino seems like an average first year high school student. She shuffles her way through the crowded hallways of her new school, her old friends are changing and she's having a hard time fitting in.
What the reader doesn't know is why Melinda doesn't try to fit in. Melinda for a reason we don't know has called the police at a party the previous summer. It was a huge party with a lot of underage drinking and people got arrested. Even in the largest of schools, and her school is huge, rumors get around quickly. Everyone knows someone that was at the party. No one likes her. She gets pushed down the bleachers, she gets her books thrown out of her hands and people throw things at her on the bus. Melinda begins to show self-inflicted physical signs of her pain. She bites her lip so much it bleeds, she stops bathing and often talks about her dirty hair and clothing. Melinda also gains weight. While most teens are depressed, Melinda shows a ton of signs that seemingly no one picks up. Overworked parents and an overcrowded school all contribute to this. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - Kind of sex: - rape Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school Taboo sex story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - a teen Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast City? Yes Writing Style Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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