When Dogs Cry
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When Dogs Cry is a young adult novel by Markus Zusak that follows the emotional struggles and growth of a teenage boy within a working-class Australian family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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young adult novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Getting the Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Markus Zusak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts | working-class Australian family life ⓘ |
| explores |
loyalty between brothers
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masculinity in working-class culture ⓘ social class differences ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Cameron Wolfe’s internal monologue
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Cameron Wolfe’s romantic feelings ⓘ Cameron Wolfe’s sense of inadequacy ⓘ |
| follows |
emotional struggles of a teenage boy
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growth of a teenage boy ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Cameron Wolfe’s adolescence ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Getting the Girl: A Guide to Love, Sex and Other Tragedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitleIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
boxing
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dogs as metaphor ⓘ letters and notes ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | around 200 pages ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistAge | teenager ⓘ |
| hasSiblingCharacters |
Ruben Wolfe
NERFINISHED
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Steve Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | Australian young adult market ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
intimate character-driven narrative
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lyrical prose style ⓘ portrayal of working-class Australian youth ⓘ |
| literarySetting | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cameron Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Wolfe family series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fighting Ruben Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| publisher | Scholastic (Australian edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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identity ⓘ love ⓘ self-worth ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ |
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