The Toll Bridge
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The Toll Bridge is a young adult novel by Aidan Chambers that explores identity, sexuality, and emotional isolation through the story of a teenager who becomes a toll-bridge keeper and encounters two enigmatic strangers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Toll Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Aidan Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
emotional conflict
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intense character relationships ⓘ sexual exploration ⓘ toll-bridge keeping ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
emotional isolation
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family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Adam
NERFINISHED
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Piers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | print book ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | psychological realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Piers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dance sequence ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Bodley Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
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