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Meg Murry O'Keefe is now happily married to Calvin and they live in their own home. She was visiting her mom for Thanksgiving Dinner when it all started. Her dad got a phone call from the president that Mad Dog, a terrorist, was going to start a nuclear war that could destroy the whole galaxy. As the wind and the storm outside pick up, Meg's mother in law starts saying an old rune of protection, which quiets the storm down. Charles Wallence, Meg's brother, realizes that the rune may be very important and Mrs. O'Keefe tells him that he has to stop Mad Dog. For some reason he goes out to a special place in their yard and meets a unicorn who assists him in his quest. They travel through time and Charles Wallence becomes many different people who were part of Mrs. O'Keefe's past and learns about the history of her family. Meg is kything with him, also known as reading his thoughts and seeing what he sees feeling what he feels and hearing what he hears, the whole time.
He becomes Brandon, the brother of a man married to an Indian woman named Zylle. The towns people accuse her of being a witch and are about to hang her, when Brandon and Charles chant the rune and save her. Then he becomes Chuck or Mrs. O'Keefe's brother, and found out about their mom and her marriage to a second husband and how he gave Chuck an extreme head injury. Next it was Mathew that Charles Wallence went into, a crippled young man who lived with his family and the family of his good friend, Zillah. His twin, Brandon, came back from battle with no hope, but Mathew encouraged him. He decided to go help settle land in Vespugia, the same place Mad Dog came from, and wishes to take Zillah with him as his wife. Back at the house, Meg learns about why Mad Dog is the way Mad Dog is, because his mother was bitter and raised him to try to destroy the world because she was bitter because of her past. His mothers name was Zillah. Charles knows what he must do, send Zillah to Bran, but Zillah's father will not allow it.
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Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Time Travel:
- largely backwards/past
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Time Travel story?
Yes
Family relations
Yes
Story largely takes place in
- 1980's-2000
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- mind reading
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- scientist
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century
- general past
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- a fair amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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