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Book Review By Qiana Wylie
Flash Fire by Caroline B. Cooney

When a fire that started in LA reaches Pinch Canyon, a rich neighborhood, nobody is expecting it. Parents are at work, so all the kids left home alone must choose whether to stay and fight for their house, or leave it to the fire. Torn between losing their home and risking their lives, they must find some way to survive this horrible, gleaming fire.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Conflict:

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California
Mountains/Cliffs Yes

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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