Soul Shot
Logline
Following the death of her mother, a self-confident teen with a facial deformity is forced into plastic surgery by her pageant-queen cousin and self-absorbed aunt.
Genre
Drama, Young Adult, Romance
Target Audiences
Age: 13-17
Target Gender: Universal
Setting
Oklahoma, California
Based on a True Story
No
Publishing Details
Status: Yes: self-published
Year Published: 2018
Starting Description
Timber Slate, fourteen-year-old creator of a teen empowerment blog, is liked by her peers and comfortable in her own unconventional skin. But the death of her mother catapults her a thousand miles away, and she finds herself trapped in the self-absorbed lives of her estranged aunt and cousin.
Ending Description
Timber is forced into plastic surgery. Now rejected by friends, she wants her old face back, even if it means another operation. On the table, the memory of Timber’s mother whispers that love is an inside job. She emerges from the operating room with her face unaltered but her heart forever changed.
Group Specific
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Hard Copy Available
No
ISBN
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Mature Audience Themes
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Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age, Meaningful Message, Happy Ending
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Main Character Details
Name: Timber Slate
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Confident, Leader, Sarcastic, Unapologetic, Lone Wolf, Complex, Outspoken, Underdog, Visionary, Obedient, Badass, Faithful, Strong Moral Code, Skillful, Aggressive, Blunt, Engaging, Funny, Honorable
Additional Character Details
Name: Breck Kelley
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Sexy, Outspoken, Sarcastic, Manipulative, Power-hungry, Unapologetic, Confident, Greedy, Beautiful, Blunt, Insecure, Narcissistic, Seductive, Villainous, Aggressive, Aspiring
Additional Character Details
Name: Ryan James
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Charming, Strong Moral Code, Confident, Faithful, Heroic, Selfless, Underdog, Empathetic, Engaging, Flexible, Perseverance, Decisive, Funny, Gracious, Honorable, Visionary
Additional Character Details
Name: Resa
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Manipulative, Naive, Narcissistic, Secretive, Charming, Desperate, Greedy, Insecure
Logline
Following the death of her mother, a self-confident teen with a facial deformity is forced into plastic surgery by her pageant-queen cousin and self-absorbed aunt.
Short Summary
Timber Slate, fourteen-year-old creator of a teen empowerment blog, is liked by her peers and comfortable in her own unconventional skin. But the death of her mother catapults her a thousand miles away, and she finds herself trapped in the self-absorbed lives of her estranged aunt and cousin.
Timber is forced into plastic surgery. Now rejected by friends, she wants her old face back, even if it means another operation. On the table, the memory of Timber’s mother whispers that love is an inside job. She emerges from the operating room with her face unaltered but her heart forever changed.
Development Pitch
Core Theme
Internal Journey/Rebirth,
Characters
Main Character
Name: Timber Slate
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Confident, Leader, Sarcastic, Unapologetic, Lone Wolf, Complex, Outspoken, Underdog, Visionary, Obedient, Badass, Faithful, Strong Moral Code, Skillful, Aggressive, Blunt, Engaging, Funny, Honorable
Character 1
Name: Breck Kelley
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Sexy, Outspoken, Sarcastic, Manipulative, Power-hungry, Unapologetic, Confident, Greedy, Beautiful, Blunt, Insecure, Narcissistic, Seductive, Villainous, Aggressive, Aspiring
Character 2
Name: Ryan James
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Charming, Strong Moral Code, Confident, Faithful, Heroic, Selfless, Underdog, Empathetic, Engaging, Flexible, Perseverance, Decisive, Funny, Gracious, Honorable, Visionary
Character 3
Name: Resa
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Manipulative, Naive, Narcissistic, Secretive, Charming, Desperate, Greedy, Insecure
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