Rats Saw God
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Rats Saw God is a young adult novel by Rob Thomas that follows a disillusioned teen writing a confessional essay to graduate high school while grappling with family issues and his past.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rats Saw God canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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young adult novel ⓘ |
| author | Rob Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
protagonist’s attempt to graduate high school
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protagonist’s struggle with his father ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
realistic fiction
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young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Steve York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSchoolSetting | high school ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
adolescence
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consequences of past actions ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ subcultures in high school ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | teen readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realistic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Steve York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of disaffected youth
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use of an extended personal essay as narrative frame ⓘ |
| plotDevice | confessional essay ⓘ |
| protagonist | Steve York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
California
NERFINISHED
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | framed by a school writing assignment ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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coming of age ⓘ divorce ⓘ drug use ⓘ family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ high school life ⓘ identity ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
cynical
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introspective ⓘ |
| workOf | Rob Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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