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Rent Vernon God Little
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: Jun 2004
Genre: Fiction - General
Retail Price: $14.00
Pages: 277
Synopsis
In this black comedy by an Australian, set in Texas, Vernon, a poor-white 15-year-old, is accused of perpetrating the high-school massacre that was actually the work of his friend, Jesus, who dies in the process. Panicked, Vernon takes off, becomes a media star, is captured, tried for the crime, and sentenced to death. But his small Texas town benefits from the media circus, becoming for the first time in years economically self-sufficient. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
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This book combined humor, and insight into human behavior, into an interesting story. I highly recommend it.