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| Author | Blake Nelson |
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| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Pages | 180 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-06118-1 |
| OCLC | 64229860 |
Paranoid Park (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson.
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| Author | Blake Nelson |
|---|---|
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Pages | 180 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-06118-1 |
| OCLC | 64229860 |
Paranoid Park (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson.
A 16-year-old skateboarder who tries to fit in with the skater crowd accidentally kills a security guard while trying to board a train. Much of the plot concerns the character struggling to cope with what he has done while also trying to avoid being caught. The author has said that the book is a retelling of Crime and Punishment in a young adult fiction setting. [1] The novel takes place in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The novel has been adapted into a film by director Gus Van Sant, released in 2007, also called Paranoid Park . [2]
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