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The Education of Robert Nifkin

The Education of Robert Nifkin

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by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Book Details

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2005
Language: en
Pages: 178
ISBN: 9780618552085
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Low confidence estimate: 55%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

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Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceLow
2
❤️Love & RomanceLow
2
🧠Mental HealthLow
1
💬!*$#LanguageVery low
1
🍷🚬Substance UseVery low
0
😨Fear / HorrorNone

Story Themes

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
1
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationBrief mention
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

The Education of Robert Nifkin is the education of a beatnik. Set in 1950s Chicago and conveyed in the form of a college essay, Robert Nifkin details his journey from a mind-numbing high school that smells to the curriculum-free carnival of a private school ruled by bohemians, beatniks, and freaks.

Themes & Topics

Young Adult FictionJuvenile NonfictionJuvenile FictionHealth & Daily LivingPeople & PlacesUnited StatesSchool & EducationClassicsComing of AgeFamilyBlended FamiliesBoarding School & Prep SchoolSocial ThemesAssimilationDepressionFriendshipPregnancyViolence

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