| Timothy Zahn creats a future human society that crash landed on a world that caused the children of their society to develope extrodinary telekentic powers which eventually disappears with the on-set of puberty. It is a world where, in order to retain controll over their youth, education is denied children until they begin to loose these "Teeking" abilities. The pr-teen main character, becomes embroiled in kidnaping,a religious cult, deception and revelation in her efforts to find the whereabouts of the boy who secretly taught her to read. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat - FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - an adult (general) Spying & Investigations Yes What is main char. doing? - - rescue mission/escape from confinement Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes Stealing/recovering/destroying Adversaries are… - Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Identity: - Female Age: - a teen If magical mental powers: - telekinesis - can fly Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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