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"The main character of the novel is a twelve-year-old boy whose mother is a truck stop prostitute (a.k.a. lot lizard) named Sarah. Though she is a terrible, abusive, neglectful mother, the boy idolizes her beauty and the skill with which she manipulates men. In an attempt to surpass her in these departments, the boy begins working for a pimp named Glad who specializes in transvestite prostitutes. Glad is a kind pimp, and he won't let his youngest whore overwork himself. The boy, frustrated, journeys to see the Jackalope, an enormous piece of roadkill at a nearby truck stop, which is said to bring luck to all lot lizards who visit it. There, he meets Pooh, a young female prostitute, and her pimp, Le Loup, who mistakes him for a girl and offers to give him a job. From there, the adventures continue, as the boy is mistaken for a saint at his new truck stop. When it is revealed that he is not only a saint, but also a boy, life becomes dangerous for the boy. Luckily for him, Glad and the transvestite prostitutes have worked up a killer scheme to rescue him."
Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- struggling to earn a living to survive
Life of a profession:
- prostitute/stripper/porn
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- grade school
Wild kid(s)?
- druggie culture (& crime)
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- prostitute
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- slaver
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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