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Fourth Grade Rats

Spinelli, Jerry
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contemporary fiction children's literature past tense first POV ~54 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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coming-of-age naive redemptive

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.

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Prose density 35
sparsedense
Pacing 70
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 85
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 30
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count13,490
Page count~54 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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