Allison FreemanAPA Citation:Crutcher, C. (2002). Whale Talk. New York: Dell Laurel-Leaf.Genre: Sports, Realistic FictionFormat: PrintSelection Process: School Library Journal reviewAdams, L. (2001). Whale Talk. Horn Book Magazine, 77(3), 320-321.Review:T. J. (The Tao) Jones is an adopted, talente...
Summary:A social outcast in junior high due to his excessive weight, narrator Eric Calhoune found a kindred spirit in Sarah Byrnes, whose face and hands were hideously disfigured in a childhood accident. Now a senior and considerably slimmed down through competitive swimming (though still aptly c...
Narrated by Billy Bartholomew, a '21 gram' ghost who died from kicking Sheetrock onto himself and killing him, "The Sledding Hill" tells of the story of Eddie Proffit who lost both his father and his best friend (Billy) in the same year. This leads into how his teacher and pastor 'Tarter' is cons...
I thought that this book was extremely interesting and relateable. There were a lot of very interesting things that happened to the main character Louie. I think that the author did a terrific job on the whole story line of the book. It was a great book to read. I like how the author makes the bo...
♥ i love chris crutcher ♥if oddballs was augusten burroughs for the younger generation, chris crutcher is their david sedaris. both books are humorous essays involving childhood and family and all the tales of things that happen to shape a boy into a man, but crutcher just has better stories. and...
Crazy Horse Electric Game In Oakland, California, Willie Weaver is a typical teenage boy with an amazing talent for baseball. Willie is a baseball hero and can pitch the best ball in the county. His controlled pitching and outstanding final catches take the championship away from the three-tim...
I am reviewing the book Athletic Shorts’ “A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune”, by Chris Crutcher; I think Crutcher’s purpose in writing this book was to have a few short stories that are like his other books. He also states, that in his other books he lets the reader choose how the story...
I read the book Chinese Handcuffs, by Chris Crutcher. It is about a teenaged boy trying to deal with his brother’s suicide, (with plenty of twists). And he love for his brothers ex girlfriend, and the all star girls basketball player. You never really know what is going to happen next but you alw...
I recently finished reading the book "Ironman", and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The book started off pretty slow and I almost wanted to put it down within the first few chapters, but about a third of the way through, it picked up the pace, and I ended up feeling glad that I stuck with it. This ...