Ship Breaker

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Drowned_Cities
gptkb:Paolo_Bacigalupi
gptkb:The_Windup_Girl
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Paolo_Bacigalupi
gptkbp:awards gptkb:2011_Michael_L._Printz_Honor
gptkbp:character gptkb:software
gptkb:Brett
gptkb:Captain_Candless
Pima
Nailer Lopez
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:software
Pima
Nailer Lopez
gptkbp:conflict man vs. nature
man vs. society
gptkbp:critical_reception New York Times Bestseller
positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact awareness of environmental issues
discussions on climate change
youth readership
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ship Breaker
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Community_Center
cyberpunk literature
gptkbp:inspiration real-life shipbreaking industry
gptkbp:isbn 978-0316056211
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character Nailer Lopez
gptkbp:motif oil spills
family dynamics
ship breaking
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:368
gptkbp:plot Nailer and Pima's friendship
Nailer battles against pirates
Nailer confronts his father
Nailer discovers a wrecked clipper ship
Nailer faces moral dilemmas
Nailer finds his identity
Nailer learns about loyalty
Nailer saves a girl from the wreck
Nailer scavenges for copper
Nailer seeks a better life
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:2011
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Little,_Brown_and_Company
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:The_Drowned_Cities
gptkbp:setting near-future Gulf Coast
gptkbp:target_audience young adult
gptkbp:theme gptkb:survival
class struggle
environmentalism