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The Sign of the Beaver

Name: The Sign of the Beaver
Author: Elizabeth George Speare

by Elizabeth George Speare

1983•Romance•135 pages

Taste attributes: romancedramafamilyslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearcomplex relationshipunlikely connectionslove conquers all

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Boxlist takeA grounded, uncomplicated romance novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceDramaFamilyComplex relationshipUnlikely connectionsLove conquers all

Subjects

Frontier and pioneer lifeIndians of North AmericaJuvenile fictionSurvival skillsWilderness survivalNewbery Honor BookFriendshipSurvival

Details

Author: Elizabeth George Speare
Published: 1983
Pages: 135
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Source: Open Library

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