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Book Review By Allison
Where Are the Children? by Mary Higgins Clark

Nancy Harmon is trying to get away from her past-and the death of her kids. She and her husband move, and try to begin new lives with their new children. Then, history begins to repeat itself when her kids are kidnapped and time is running out to find them before they are killed too.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 0 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets:
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Water? Yes
Water: - drowning

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Unusual forms of death - drowned
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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