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Book Review By Mary Grace
The Bright Light : The Story of Nick Traina by Danielle Steel

The book tells the complete picture of a teenager suffering from a bipolar illness. It shows how he tried to fight this sickness. He even tried drugs when he was still a teenager. At the age of nineteen he died.


Plot & Themes
Phys disability/mental struggle? Yes
Struggle with - mental illness
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Central
City? Yes
City: - New York
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion
Century: - 1980's-Present

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - concerned - like laughing
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - More in color 6-10
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
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