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Book Review By Jack Goodstein
Over the River and Through the Woods by Joe DiPietro

Nick Cristano, an Italian-American, works in New York near both sets of grandparents who live in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has been offered an excellent job on the West Coast and tells them he is going to have to move away. In order to try to keep him close to home, the grand parents invite a girl to meet him at dinner, hoping to play cupid. They are partially successful; Nicke likes the girl. Unfortunately she doesn't care for the way he treats his gandparents. Nick gets so over excited he seems to have a minor heart attack.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Grandpa
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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