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"Janet grew up in an orphanage. Because of her small size and shyness, she fears she will never be adopted. But she is taken home by a young couple. Her new father runs a factory, and her new mother is a former ballerina, now in a wheelchair. She expects Janet to become a dancer, but Janet has trouble living up to her new mother's high expectations."
Steph, Resident Scholar
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"Janet Taylor is a 12 year old girl who has been an orphan most of her life. All the children at the orphanage always teased her and called her names. She was never happy until that faithful day that Celine and Sanford Delorice came to the orphanage and picked her out as their new daughter.
As soon as they got to her new home she was given things she had never dreamed of, such as towels with her name on them. But she soon came to realize that she may not be as lucky as it seemed. Her "mother" Celine was drilling her so much with ballet that it was beginning to feel like torture, the "helper" to her dance instructor began to touch her in odd ways, and her grandparents didn't like her. "
Breeann, Resident Scholar
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"Janet had lived in an orphanage for as long as she could remember. She had always been very small for her age, as well as very quiet. When the other children made fun of her, she told herself that she was like a butterfly, waiting to spread her wings and fly. One day, Sanford and Celine Delorice come to the orphanage to adopt her, and Janet finds out that they had been looking at her for weeks. Wondering why anyone would ever want her, she finds out that Celine, now confined to a wheelchair, used to be a dancer, and wants to fulfill her dreams through Janet. Janet tries to do what Celine asks, and even learns to respect the art of dancing."
Domenic, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- high school
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- parental abuse
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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