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China Garden - Liz Berry Book Review

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"Clare come to Ravensmere with her mother, only to stay for a little while. But it holds her back and she discovers she and Mark, an attractive biker, are the only hope to save it from destruction. "
Nela DiBenvenuti, Resident Liz Berry Scholar

"Clare returns to Ravensmere with her mother to act out an ancient promise (curse) to preserve the land and the Benison of the land. "
Christine G., Resident Liz Berry Scholar


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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past - fantasy story on current Earth
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Romance Yes
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - clairvoyant - can see into the future - can read emotions - healing
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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