| Novalee is a young mother-to-be stranded at Wal-Mart in a strange town by her no count boyfriend. With no friends and no place to live, Novalee lives in the store, but her "Wal-Mart Baby" makes the news. She must look out for herself and her daughter when everyone wants to dictate her life, including her mother, the baby's father, and fundamentalists who think the out of wedlock birth is an abomination. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - upbeat Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Poverty, surviving Yes Kind of living: - general poverty story Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Pregnancy/Child rearing Yes Major part of story: Main Character Gender - Female Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () United States Yes The US: - West Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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