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Publisher Viking Pages 180 OCLC 64229860 Genre Young adult fiction Preceded by Gender Blender | 3.6/5 Goodreads Publication date 2006 ISBN 978-0-670-06118-1 Originally published 2006 Page count 180 Adaptations Paranoid Park (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paranoid Park (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson.
Contents
Plot
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. The novel takes place in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The novel has been adapted into a film by director Gus Van Sant, released in 2007, also called Paranoid Park.
References
Paranoid Park (novel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA