num_pages: 400
description: Slipping into the dangerous world of drugs and petty theft as a means of rebelling against an abusive home life, Chappie takes on a new identity and encounters a host of characters, including a sexually victimized young girl. 100,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo. Tour.
language: English
title: Rule of the Bone
titlecomplete: Rule of the Bone
characters: Chapman Dorset (a.k.a. Chappie, Bone), I-Man
genres: Literature, Young Adult, School, Literary Fiction, Novels, Coming Of Age, Adult, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 8988
places: New York (State), Jamaica
publisher: HarperCollins