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Book Review By Liza
The Secret of Dragonhome by John Peel

A girl and her brother have special "Talents" that are unusual so people are turned against their kind. They have to escape and and find a hiding place with a Lord. He has secrets that put them in danger.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - destined love (dream or prediction)
Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes
magical powers:
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 60's-90's
If magical mental powers: - can talk to animals

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can see into the future
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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