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Rats Saw God. Rob Thomas. 1996. New York: Simon and Schuster. 219 pp., $17. Grades 9 and up. ISBN 0-689-80207-2 (Aladdin, $3.99, ISBN 0-68980777-5, paperback).
Rob Thomas' first novel is the only Honor Book that fits into what many people have come to identify as the genre of young adult literature; that is, a "realistic" story about a young person struggling with contemporary problems of growing up. Praises from Cris Crutcher, Paul Zindel, and Chris Lynch are...