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The Escape from Home - Beyond the Western Sea 1 by Avi

Main characters, Maura and Peter O'Connor lived in poverty in Ireland until they were forced out by the evil landlord. They are trying to escape to America where their father is struggling to make a living. Meanwhile, Laurence, the evil landlord's son, is angry with the family and decides to run away. Will they make it?


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Ethnic/Regional/Religion
Other aspects:
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - - general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Ireland

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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