| Dina is a seventeen-year-old girl suffering from Hodgkin's disease, a form of cancer. During one of her long stays at the hospital, she meets Julie, a nine-year-old child whose parents were killed in a car accident. Julie suffers from an obsessive phobia that causes her to believe that a man named Sikes is out to get her and develops a strong attachment to Dina. Concerned for her friend's safety, Dina launches an investigation to track down Sikes, and discovers the awful truth behind Julie's accident. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - solving crimes (scooby doooo!) Family, caring for ill Yes Who is sick? - platonic (!) friend because he/she is - mentally ill Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14 Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen 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? - 3 () City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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