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Book Review By Toni Alimi
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Black Beauty is a horse who faces trials and tribulations. He is constantly sold to different farmers, some nice, some evil. He meets the latter more often. He is mistreated to the point that his original beauty is replaced with tiredness. He meets some friends for life, but one, Ginger, has been so mistreated that she hates humans. She cannot stand them. Black Beauty and Ginger become friends but are sold to seperate farms. The next time they see each other, Ginger is on the verge of collapse. The next day, she dies. Black Beauty then meets a nice farmer who takes her in.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Animal talks/thinks aloud? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a kid
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm - lot of descript of animal care

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