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Book plot, very rough, would like some ideas and suggestions thanks?

Setting: Approximately 50-100 years in the future. People live in huge walled in cities which are three levels. Surrounding the cities there are rows and rows of factories, again walled in and on the outside there is ‘only wasteland’. (In truth it’s lush forests and just normal wilderness). The poor people live in tiny apartments with horrible living conditions, the sun rarely shines down from the next level. Beneath grates in the center of streets the cities waste runs out of the city. (Under the city there are also huge pipes and sewer networks). The streets are littered with filth and grime, rats scurry around and stray dogs (mostly medium-big dogs) run through the alleys. The people are dressed in ragged and dirty clothes and are mainly the workers in the factories. On the second level live middle class people who do the more sophisticated jobs, running the factories and working in stores and for the rich. They also wear plain but clean clothing. There are occasional alley cats and the odd stray dog (small dogs are kept by the rich and the large mutts live on the bottom level). The people live in nicer apartments and the sunlight reaches them in most places. Then on the final level are the rich and the successful. They live in huge condos. Their streets are free of all filth and the sun’s rays are always on them. They also get the best of everything; food, clothes, furniture and other luxuries.

Main Character: Caroline James. 16 years old. Lives on the bottom level of the city. Her father is a factory worker while her mother cleans the streets of the upper levels. She is an assertive and bold character with ambition to try to be something better than she was born into. Her family is better off than most because of a large sum of money they received when Caroline was a baby. Scientists offered her parents (near total bankruptcy) $ 75,000 to perform experimental alterations on their child. (A common thing for poor people to except). And as of those alterations Caroline has a full functioning wolflike tail and an extra set of ears (also wolflike) on top of her head which increase her hearing greatly. She was never affected negatively by these alterations. But now something weird is happening with her. She is beginning to have frequently sessions where she faints. And while she is ‘out cold’ she feels as if she is in another body and finds that someone/something scurrying around the alley ways and sewer pipes hunting for rats. The vision is not always the same. Caroline starts to investigate this and finds out she’s been seeing through the eyes of different dogs and before long she starts to form connections with a pack of about 10-15 dogs. With most of the pack the speech is very primitive excluding a huge black wolflike dog who can communicate almost perfectly with her. Caroline’s powers with the pack are that she can see what they see and hear their thoughts.

Plot: Caroline finds out about her connections and starts using them to dig deeper into the story of why people now live in these walled cities. What she finds out shocks her but before she can tell anyone she has become a Wanted Criminal for a crime that she didn’t commit and the news shows the stray dogs attacking children. A vote is called to wipe out all of the strays and Caroline and her pack are forced to flee the city where they discover the pristine wilderness that has been kept a secret from them for so long. (More to come but I haven’t thought of it yet.)
Thanks you guys! Still looking for ideas though I also need a reason why the world retreated into these walled cities. The idea sort of sparked from the book The Roar but I changed it a lot so that I’m not copying But in that book the government pretended there was a big Animal Plague where the animals went crazy and started killing everyone but really the rich sort of wanted to save the world and in the process got to have really fancy and huge estates.
The levels are big concrete things held up by huge concrete pillars and there are sky trains (but with pods on wires going all around). They are held on magnetic tracks.
Also to Risa: I have never read a book where the person is a hybrid but I would love to and I once heard “Write the books you would most want to read.” Could you maybe suggest the titles of these books? (Plus she’s not hybrid like half this half that, she has surgically attached animal parts )

I need a new career! Please give suggestions…?

Ok so I am 32 male. From the UK living in the US.(Permanent Resident) I studied Russian at university (no longer any good at it and never graduated because sister was very ill) I played guitar for a living in a band for a few years and had a few call center jobs when I was younger (early twenties) I moved to the states (Florida) and was a furniture store manager for 3 years and spent 4 years in the car business which I want to get out of SO badly. The hours are killing me (60 a week) and I just want to do something that’s more regular 40 hours a week that pays well.
Skills
I speak fluent French, pretty good spanish (good enough to sell a car in) basic Turkish and Russian. I pick up languages very easily. I am pretty skilled in creating websites and very computer literate overall. I play guitar and sing. I am very good at sales (although I don’t think I want to work in that pressure field again not knowing where your next paycheck is coming from especially in this economy) I have a good easy going personality and easy to get along with. I don’t smoke, drink (anymore!) or do drugs. I am looking for something in the 35k + a year area. (I was making 80k in the car business til the economy took a dive) I don’t have formal qualifications in most of my skills. (I obviously have equivalent of HSD (good grades) and what I believe would be an Associates Degree here)

Any ideas? This is really serious I can’t do this anymore. I work way too many hours 1 day off a week. Virtually no vacation and we are paid like dirt now. Basically minimum wage which we have to pay back if we make commissions.

Wondering about call center work done in your own home, any suggestions?

I am looking for a call center job that I can do at home that doesn’t cost me any money to get hired. I have worked at seasonal call centers before but would like something I can do at home. Any suggestions?

Does anyone have any good suggestions for “work at home” opportunities?

I am especially interested in Customer Service Call Center or Medical Transcription. Thanks for the help!

Any suggestions for the suggestions box?

I wanted to make a suggestion at work. I have so many ideas on making it a great place to work as it is NOT right now. Things that are not good include: TOO HOT it must be at least 80 in there by 2pm. The place stinks of body odor by 3pm and I feel sick from the smell. PROBLEM 2: Morale is so low. I don’t think anyone takes pride in their job which leaves me walking into a HOT pool of SAD folks. EVERY SINGLE higher up is stuck up. The leads and managers are so unapproachable. I asked one day how to get to the top. The only answer given was- “don’t complain and be here on your scheduled shift” I’m not gonna last there another month but this is my second time to work there. They will hire anyone who fills out an application (call center). I want to make some suggestions but do it without sounding as if I’m complaining.
I quit once at another location due to lack of professionalism from my team leader.

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