Crabbe is a Canadian Novel by William Bell.
Franklin Crabbe is a genius teenager who hates his life. Everyone expects great things from him, and expect him to graduate an upcoming test with flying colours and go on to live the kind of life they wanted. He basically has his whole life planned out for him. You can imagine the kind of pressure that puts him under.
Not wanting to basically have to live others' lives, Crabbe heads into the woods to live the wild life. Thing is, he isn't very good at it. Luckily, he meets someone who has secrets of her own to hide.
The book was released in 1986.
Crabbe contains examples of:
- Anger Born of Worry: While Crabbe's parents are grateful to have him back once they see him at the hospital, they are also quite angry at him for running away in the first place, as well as missing the test he was to take.
- Bears Are Bad News: Crabbe gets attacked by a bear while out in the woods. He manages to survive by curling up into a little ball, which the bear just kind of bats around before it loses interest.
- Berserk Button: Crabbe ends up inadvertently pushing Mary's when he starts digging through her bag. This is because it contains Mary's private information about her life.
- Bittersweet Ending: Mary is dead, and Franklin's hand was damaged from frostbite. However, now he has control over his own life and gained his parents' respect for it.
- Character Narrator: The story is told from Franklin Crabbe's perspective.
- One-Word Title: Crabbe, Naturally.
- Protagonist Title: The protagonist's full name is Franklin Crabbe.
