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Book Review By Margaret
Ring-Rise, Ring-Set by Monica Hughes

The Earth gets a hold of a comet which causes a new ice age. A group of people known as Techs forms a city where life is hard. Women and kids have to do boring work while the men try to bring the light of the sun back to the Earth. Liza decided to stow away with the men but that doesn't have a good result. Lize puts her own life in danger until a member of another group of people called Ekos findher. Liza noticed a life that the Techs have long forgotten and she feel safe. The Ekos lived like their ancestors did to survive the Ice Age. Liza was happy to be with the Ekos. However, The Techs have came up with a way to get light back to Earth but it would hurt the Ekos' way of life.


Plot & Themes
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group
Descript. of chases or violence - 0 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Terrain
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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