Paranoid Park (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson.

A 16-year-old skateboarder who tries to fit in with the skater crowd accidentally kills a security guard while trying to board a train.

The author has said that the book is a retelling of Crime and Punishment in a young adult fiction setting.

[1] The novel takes place in Portland, Oregon, United States.

The novel has been adapted into a film by director Gus Van Sant, released in 2007, also called Paranoid Park.