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Book Review By Debra Kelley
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Elizabeth and her grandmother Dorothea go to a theater to view a silent movie which Dorothea starred in long ago. During the movie, Dorothea screams, "That's not me in that picture!". Elizabeth, wondering about the movie mystery, finds a means to go into the past, to the time Dorothea starred in silent films, and attempts to discover the riddle of her grandmother's life.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Explore:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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