| Meggy and her father, a "book doctor", are living a perfectly normal life until a strange man shows up at their door. He tells them Capricorn will find them. They leave to "visit an aunt" but end up being dragged off with a mysterious brown paper-wrapped book. Meggy finds herself in a valley with the malicious, merciless Capricorn. She finds out about her father's amazing gift, the contents of the book, the reason her mother disappeared, and where Capricorn and his dark cast came from. After finally escaping the grasp of Capricorn's valley, they find the one man that can possibly stop Capricorn - his creator. They are all dragged back and they are separated in their attempt to save themselves and each other. The story is resolved when Meggy finally rids the earth of Capricorn with the help of her companions and Meggy's mother is returned to them, yet Meggy will never be the same. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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