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Book Review By Jennifer Selk
The Language of Goldfish by Zibby Oneal

Thirteen year old Carrie is a gifted young artist, and strong math student, struggling with a foreboding sense of anxiousness regarding becoming a teenager. The pressure to grow up begins to overwhelm Carrie, culminating in an attempted suicide.

In the aftermath of her suicide attempt, this book chronicles Carrie's therapy, the effect of her suicide attempt on her family, her social development and the development of her art – a window into her psyche.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs? - mental illness

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a kid
Ethnicity/Nationality
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - society

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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