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Manatee Blues - Wild at Heart 4
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Plot Summary of Manatee Blues - Wild at Heart 4
"Palm trees. Brenna can't believe she's really seeing palm trees! Dr. Mac has brought Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe to Florida to visit her friend Gretchen, a marine biologist. She runs a manatee rescue center that is in desperate need of money. Who will save these beautiful creatures if the center shuts down? Brenna wants to do something to help. But all she's done so far is make Dr. Mac mad at her. She guesses jumping into canals isn't what Dr. Mac had in mind when she invited her down here. But there has to be something she can do-- the manatees are dying.   "
Ruth Miller, Resident Scholar



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Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - environmental NUTJOB
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - fish - wild herbivore
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 7-10

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a kid
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 - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
City? Yes
City: - wealthy

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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