Trash (novel) by Andy Mulligan
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"Trash" is a young adult novel by Andy Mulligan that follows three boys in an unnamed developing country who discover a mysterious bag in a landfill, drawing them into a dangerous conspiracy involving corruption and social injustice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trash (novel) by Andy Mulligan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8486141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trash (novel) by Andy Mulligan Context triple: [Trash, adaptationOf, Trash (novel) by Andy Mulligan]
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A.
Holes
Holes is a 2003 adventure-comedy film based on Louis Sachar’s novel, following a boy sent to a mysterious desert detention camp where inmates dig holes as part of a hidden scheme.
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B.
Stingo
Stingo is the young Southern writer and narrator in William Styron’s novel "Sophie’s Choice," through whose perspective the tragic story unfolds.
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C.
Anita and Me
"Anita and Me" is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel by Meera Syal about a British-Indian girl growing up in a 1970s Midlands mining village, exploring themes of identity, racism, and cultural belonging.
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D.
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short stories, memoir pieces, and essays by John Irving that showcases his blend of dark humor, personal reflection, and inventive storytelling.
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E.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves is a historical novel by David Benioff that follows two young men on a darkly comic and harrowing quest across besieged Leningrad during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trash (novel) by Andy Mulligan Target entity description: "Trash" is a young adult novel by Andy Mulligan that follows three boys in an unnamed developing country who discover a mysterious bag in a landfill, drawing them into a dangerous conspiracy involving corruption and social injustice.
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A.
Holes
Holes is a 2003 adventure-comedy film based on Louis Sachar’s novel, following a boy sent to a mysterious desert detention camp where inmates dig holes as part of a hidden scheme.
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B.
Stingo
Stingo is the young Southern writer and narrator in William Styron’s novel "Sophie’s Choice," through whose perspective the tragic story unfolds.
-
C.
Anita and Me
"Anita and Me" is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel by Meera Syal about a British-Indian girl growing up in a 1970s Midlands mining village, exploring themes of identity, racism, and cultural belonging.
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D.
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short stories, memoir pieces, and essays by John Irving that showcases his blend of dark humor, personal reflection, and inventive storytelling.
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E.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves is a historical novel by David Benioff that follows two young men on a darkly comic and harrowing quest across besieged Leningrad during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Trash (2014 film) ⓘ |
| author | Andy Mulligan ⓘ |
| awarded |
Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize shortlist
ⓘ
linked to:
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Trash: A Novel
ⓘ
linked to:
Trash (novel)
|
| hasCharacter |
Father Juilliard
ⓘ
Jose Angelico ⓘ Olivia Weston ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | David Fickling Books design team ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385752169 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 232 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
human rights
ⓘ
landfills ⓘ street children ⓘ |
| intendedFor | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination | Carnegie Medal longlist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gardo
ⓘ
Jun-Jun ⓘ Raphael Fernandez ⓘ Rat ⓘ
linked to:
Rato
|
| marketedAs | thriller for young readers ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple first-person narrators ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| plotElement |
discovery of a mysterious bag in a landfill
ⓘ
exposure of political corruption ⓘ search for hidden money ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
David Fickling Books
ⓘ
linked to:
David Fickling
|
| setting |
Behala dumpsite
ⓘ
linked to:
Behala
unnamed developing country ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
ⓘ
courage ⓘ friendship ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
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