The Novel

1. Conflict

1.1. false accusation

1.2. poor parenting

2. Historical Context

2.1. 1990s Rust Belt economy

3. Point of View

3.1. first person

4. Characters

4.1. Dialect

4.2. four distinct voices

5. Themes

5.1. bullying

5.2. faulty justice system

5.3. animals

6. Plot

6.1. classic rise in action/climax/resolution