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Book Review By Marilyn Steinberger
Flight #116 Is Down! by Caroline B. Cooney

This book is about a normal girl in an abnormal situation. Her yard has a plane crash in it and she must help the survivors.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Big vehicle disaster? Yes
Kind of vehicle: - plane
Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena

Setting
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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