| Dovey Coe speaks before she thinks, so its no surprise she woudln't touch arrogant, mean Parnell Caraway with a 10 foot pole! He may belong to the richest family in town, but he's just snobby, and she cant stand the fact he is courting her sister, Caroline, or acts like her brother, Amos, is stupid just because he is deaf.
So, its not a surprise that when Parnell turns up dead, and Dovey is found in the room where his body is discovered, that she soons finds herself on trial for.... Murder! Can the outspoken girl trust her too-nervous-for-healthiness lawyer (who by the way is sweating a gallon a second) to win this case and prove her innocent? Can he get her out of one of the biggest messes of her life? | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 30% Special suspect? - investigator him/herself Misc. Murder Plotlets - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14 Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Age: - a kid Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - a teen How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Dumb Setting Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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