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Alice is a young girl growing up in London in 1665. She lives a fairly ordinary life with her father and her aunt but when the plague sweeps through the city everything changes. Alice must go from day to day wondering if she and her family will fall victim to the terrible disease.
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Plot & Themes

Tone of book?    -   upbeat Time/era of story    -   1600-1899 Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Age 11-14 War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians    -   Yes Conflict:    -   Environmental Disaster

Main Character

Gender    -   Female Profession/status:    -   homemaker Age:    -   a teen Ethnicity/Nationality    -   British

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings?    -   7 () Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   England/UK City?    -   Yes City:    -   London    -   dirty, grimy (like New York)

Writing Style

Amount of dialog    -   significantly more descript than dialog

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