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Feb 28, 2008 · Not really a story a skateboarding story, PARANOID PARK is more a physiological thriller, wherein the characters involved happen to be skaters. This realistic and heartfelt tale is full of raw emotion and tough ethical questions that Nelson explores flawlessly and without judgment.
Paranoid Park (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson. 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.
Sep 21, 2006 · In Blake Nelson's new novel, PARANOID PARK, the reader enters the dark side of the skate park world along with the main character, who happens to be one of the Preps. Paranoid Park is the nickname for an old skate park being used by the less desirable Streeters.
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Sep 21, 2006 · From Booklist. In a compelling voice, the 16-year-old narrator tells how he got into the mess he is in. He is heavy into skateboarding, so when he gets a chance to visit sketchy Paranoid Park, where the rougher element skates, he is so there. On his second visit, he jumps a train with a street kid.
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Writing more intensely than ever before, Blake Nelson delivers a film noir in book form, complete with interior monologue and dark, psychological drama. This is a riveting look at one boy’s fall into a world of crime, guilt, and fear—and his desperate attempt to get out again.
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In Blake Nelson's new novel, PARANOID PARK, the reader enters the dark side of the skate park world along with the main character, who happens to be one of the Preps. Paranoid Park is the nickname for an old skate park being used by the less desirable Streeters.
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Feb 28, 2008 · Writing more intensely than ever before, Blake Nelson delivers a film noir in book form, complete with interior monologue and dark, psychological drama. This is a riveting look at one boy’s fall into a world of crime, guilt, and fear—and his desperate attempt to get out again. Product Details.
