The Year of the Beasts
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The Year of the Beasts is a young adult novel by Cecil Castellucci that blends prose and graphic storytelling to explore themes of jealousy, grief, and sisterhood.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Year of the Beasts canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Year of the Beasts Context triple: [Cecil Castellucci, notableWork, The Year of the Beasts]
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A.
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon is a 1985 crime drama film directed by Michael Cimino that follows a hard-edged New York police captain battling organized crime in Chinatown.
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B.
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon is a recurring zodiac theme in the Chinese lunar calendar, symbolizing power, luck, and prosperity and widely featured in commemorative art and collectibles.
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C.
Year of the Dragon
"Year of the Dragon" is a 2012 hip hop album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released as a free digital project showcasing his rapid-fire delivery and energetic style.
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D.
Year of the Dog
Year of the Dog is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with loyalty, honesty, and people born in specific lunar calendar years.
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E.
Year of the Dog
Year of the Dog is a 2007 dark comedy-drama film about a lonely secretary whose life changes after the death of her beloved dog, leading her into increasingly extreme animal-rights activism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Year of the Beasts Target entity description: The Year of the Beasts is a young adult novel by Cecil Castellucci that blends prose and graphic storytelling to explore themes of jealousy, grief, and sisterhood.
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A.
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon is a 1985 crime drama film directed by Michael Cimino that follows a hard-edged New York police captain battling organized crime in Chinatown.
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B.
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon is a recurring zodiac theme in the Chinese lunar calendar, symbolizing power, luck, and prosperity and widely featured in commemorative art and collectibles.
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C.
Year of the Dragon
"Year of the Dragon" is a 2012 hip hop album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released as a free digital project showcasing his rapid-fire delivery and energetic style.
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D.
Year of the Dog
Year of the Dog is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with loyalty, honesty, and people born in specific lunar calendar years.
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E.
Year of the Dog
Year of the Dog is a 2007 dark comedy-drama film about a lonely secretary whose life changes after the death of her beloved dog, leading her into increasingly extreme animal-rights activism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Cecil Castellucci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| format | prose and graphic storytelling ⓘ |
| genre |
graphic novel hybrid
ⓘ
young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Nate Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
coping with loss
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | contemporary young adult literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lulu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | alternating prose and comics chapters ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Roaring Brook Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary small-town America ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ jealousy ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
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