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When thirteen-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing, his seventh grade classmates set out on a desperate quest for the meaning of life.
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Meaning (Philosophy), Fiction, Interpersonal relations, Schools, Schulklasse, Beweis, Suche, Eskalation, Dänisch, Männliche Jugend, Roman, Sinnkrise, Lebenssinn, Werterkenntnis, Jugendliteratur, Teenage boys, Hopelessness, Juvenile fiction, Anxiety, Spanish language materials, Existencialismo, Relaciones humanas, Ansiedad, Escuelas, Significación (Psicología), Life, Youth and death, Students, Existentialism, Ficcion juvenil, Ficción juvenil, Estudiantes, Materialismo, Interpersonal relations in adolescence, Vida, Materialism, Children's fiction, Interpersonal relations, fiction, Schools, fictionShowing 3 featured editions. View all 11 editions?
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Edition Notes
Danish Cultural Ministry Prize for best children's/youth book of 2001.
Le Prix Libbylit 2008.
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Boy, Plum Tree, Meaning of Life, Sacrifices, 7th Graders, Disturbing
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Pace 1
Medium paced
100%
Enjoyability 1
Engaging
100%
Difficulty 1
Juvenile
100%
Genres 1
Fiction
33%
Drama
33%
Philosophical
33%
Mood 1
Ominous
33%
Dark
33%
Reflective
33%
Impressions 1
Recommend
100%
Length 1
Medium
100%
Content Warnings 1
Adult themes
50%
Trigger warnings
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History
- Created July 22, 2009
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July 22, 2009 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record |