Rats Saw God

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Rats Saw God  
Author Rob Thomas
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Young adult novel
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date 1996
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN 0-689-80777-5
OCLC Number 34925126

Rats Saw God is a novel written by Rob Thomas, published in 1996. It follows the main character Steve York, the son of an astronaut. Steve is a high school student who has had issues with marijuana and has found himself in the counselors office. The counselor tells him that he is flunking and if he wants to graduate he must write a 100 page book about anything. Steve is reluctant to do so, at first, but eventually relents and begins the tale about the divorce of his parents, his prickly relationship with his father, and his first real relationship with a girl nick-named Dub. Told in parallel timelines and bouncing back and forth from his senior year to his sophomore year, through writing the book Steve eventually comes to see his father as he'd never seen him before and understands that many of the things that he thought were true, were completely wrong.


[edit] Characters

  • Steve York
  • Alan York
  • Sarah York
  • Dub
  • Doug
  • Jeff DeMouy


[edit] References

  • Thomas, Rob (1996). Rats Saw God. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-689-80777-5.
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