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The Sailor and the Sea Witch - Preston McClear Book Review

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"A sea witch spies a handsome sailor playing his flute alone on the deck of a ship. She falls madly in love with the sailor and disguises herself as a dolphin so the sailor won't know her identity. "
Preston McClear, Resident Preston McClear Scholar


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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Romance Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Human/magical couple? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Age: - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - super strength - can cast many different spells - is very quick
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
Terrain - Water
Earth setting: - general past - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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