Belle Prater's Boy Themes

Even though everything seems hunky dory in Coal Station, both Woodrow and Gypsy are suffering through abandonment by their parents in Belle Prater's Boy. Gypsy is mad at her father, Amos, who kille...

Gypsy has a hard time forgiving people in Belle Prater's Boy. She can't get over the fact that her father killed himself even though he knew it would hurt his family, and she can't forgive her step...

Gypsy and Woodrow may be cousins in Belle Prater's Boy, but at first glance, it looks like they have nothing in common. Gypsy is a pretty girl who lives in town and has everything she wants, while...

Jealousy is one of those emotions that's difficult to shut down, and the characters in Belle Prater's Boy are all dealing with their own green-eyed monsters. Gypsy looks like the girl who has every...

Gypsy, like a lot of characters in Belle Prater's Boy, is dealing with a whole lot of sadness. She has terrible nightmares about finding her father after he committed suicide, and even though it's...

People care a lot about appearances in Belle Prater's Boy—and this rarely leads to good things. From the beginning, Gypsy is constantly complimented on her beauty and long, golden hair, but she's...

Gypsy is the kind of girl who tries to put the past behind her. Trouble is, the memories that haunt her have a way of creeping up when she's least expecting it. And Gypsy has to live with a super h...

Throughout Belle Prater's Boy, Gypsy deals with a simmering resentment about the way people treat her. She believes they see her as simply a pretty girl and overlook all her other traits and talent...

In Belle Prater's Boy, Aunt Belle is headed off on her own great adventure, leaving her home and family behind in order to pursue her own dreams in the big wide world. She's not the only one explor...

Gypsy and Woodrow come from a tight-knit family, especially since Gypsy's family lives right next to her grandparents and Woodrow (after he moves in). Family is super important to them all, but tha...