Whirligig

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Summary: Whirligig
Review: When I read the book Whirligig, I realized how precious life is. Before I read it, I had a very narrow mind when it came to seeing the beauty of life. The author, Paul Fleischman, did a great job with his style of writing. He wrote the book so that you could easily pull one of the many lessons out. In the beginning of the story, you meet Brent. He seems to be an average teenager, but he has a lot of emotional issues. Because of the fact that his family is always moving, he has a hard time fitting in, so he is always trying to be cool. When Brent goes to a party dressed wrong, and gets put down by a girl he likes, he attempts suicide. However, Brent does not succeed in his quest. Instead, he does something much worse. His actions cause someone that he hurt to ask him of one request; he has to build a whirligig in each in each corner of the United States. Though the task seemed unusual, Brent set off to keep the memory of all that he had taken, alive. As you read on, you follow Brent on his journey across the country as he meets new friends, makes new whirligigs, and discovers the meaning of life. In a way, the author wrote this book as if it were a whirligig itself. Like a whirligig, it has many different parts to it. It is colorful, sad, and beautiful. It will, and has touched many lives, and like a whirligig, I am sure that it will never cease to live.

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Summary: AWESOME AWSOME AWSOME BOOK
Review: I tend to read quite a few books in my spare time. Out of all of the books I have read I would say Whirligig is one of the best. It has a bit of tragedy, excitement, and friendship. Over all, it is a great book to read.
The book Whirligig is about a teenage boy named Brent. In the beginning he goes to a party that he wasn't invited to. Every thing seems to wrong for him and to top it all off he gets rejected by a girl he really likes. That's what happens at the beginning of the book.
At this point Brent, who is so drunk, tries to kill himself in a car crash. The only problem is, instead of killing himself he kills a young woman named Lea. he is charged with drunk driving and a fine from court. He also has to meet with Lea's mother.
The only thing Lea's mother requests of Brent, is for him to build four whirligigs in Washington, California, Florida, and Maine, the four corners of the United States. Lea's mother wants him to do this because Lea had a whirligig that brought her so much joy and Lea's mother wants to spread that joy.
Brent accepts this quest and sets out immediately. He goes to Washington first and can't find anywhere to stay at the campground. He asks a man who just arrived if he can stay in the same site as him. The man agrees and Brent stays in the tent next to him. Brent has trouble with his first whirligig but once he builds it he moves on.
Brent then travels to California. When he tries to check in at the hotel someone tries to steal his backpack but Brent notices. The clerk says they only take people not from the US so Brent answers some questions about Canada and the clerk lets him stay. Brent does much better when he builds his second whirligig. He then leaves the whirligig at the hotel.
He proceeds to his third destination, Florida. Here he gets a room and gets right to work on his whirligig. Some kids bother him and they make friends. The kids tell him a strong storm will destroy the whirligig. Brent thinks it is ok because he showed the kids who to make whirligigs and knows they will make more. Brent is nearing his final stop, Maine.
When Brent arrives in Maine he discovers that he left his whirligig book on the train. He begins to work on his best and final whirligig. He meets a young woman and makes a new friend. His last whirligig is three times as big as the other three. He is carrying the whirligig down the beach on his back looking for a good place to put it. He then comes across the woman's house. They walk through her garden and find a good place to put it.
I would suggest this book if you're looking for a good book to read. I give it a five star. I have read quite a few books and this is one if the best.

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Summary: You would love this book. Very touching!
Review: Whirligig By: Paul Fleischman

The Whirligig was a really good book. If you like a touching book, then this is definitely for you. This book was about a boy named Brent who's pretty young, but old enough to have his license. Brent means well, he cares for everyone but he wasn't in, what people call it "the in group". Johnathan was one of Brent's friends and he tried to include him on as much as he could, like going to parties together and doing basic guy things.
One night a terrible thing happened. Brent hit a girls named Lea. Lea was killed. The Zamora family, which was Lea's family, had to go to court with Brent's family. After going through that whole mess with the judge, Brent felt terrible about what he had done. Brent told Mrs. Zamora if there was anything he could do to make it up to them, so she told Brent to put a certain kind of post in the four corners of the United States. The four corners of the United States are Washington, California, Florida, and Maine. The post was called a whirligig.
This was a good book; I like how real it seemed. It was almost like I was there. There wasn't much of this story that I didn't like. If this sounds like your kind of book you should read it.

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Summary: Whirligig Review
Review: When Brent Bishop goes to a party his expectations are sky high, his crush is going to be there, and the party is thrown by one of the schools most popular guys. But, instead of the party being a blast, it was a bust. Brent is humiliated, and leaves the party with intentions of killing himself, but instead of killing himself he kills a girl he doesn't even know. The girls mother doesn't want revenge though, she wants Brent to set up whirligigs up in the four corners of the US. Washington, California, Flordia, and Maine. On the trip, Brent learns how to make wonderful whirligigs, and he also learns a lot about himself. I think this book was wonderful. There's really no other word to describe it. It's a book you can just sit down with and read until you're finished without putting it down. I suggest that anyone that can read, read this book.

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Summary: Piece by Piece, A Beautiful Read
Review: Brent Bishop can never fit in, so he tries to kill himself. Driving home from a party where he is totally humiliated, Brent deliberately crashes his car. He lives, but takes another's life. A young woman, Lea, dies in the accident, & her mother wants only one thing from Brent. He must build four whirligigs in Lea's likeness & place them in the four corners of the United States.

Brent makes his whirligigs much like Paul Fleischman constructs his heartwarming novel. The story moves seamlessly back & forth between Brent's journey to piece his life together, & glimpses into the lives of the fragile people who encounter each whirligig. Their stories in each simple chapter build a satisfying & uplifting whole, just like Brent's creations. This tale of redemption & restoration is a thing of beauty that will bring any reader joy.

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Summary: Whirligig's
Review: Whirligig is one of the best books I've read! In the beginning of the book, there is this new kid there (his name is Brent). One night he went with his new friend to a party (he had only been there for a few days). When he got there he saw this girl he liked. Brent went up to her and started to talk to her; she got very annoyed by him. So she yelled at him for him to leave her alone! Before Brent started to talk to her he got a little drunk. Then he left the party and got to his car and drove away. On the way home he got in a car accident and killed someone named Lea. All he wanted to do is get to know her. Lea's mom gave him the punnishment to go to California, Maine, Florida, and Washigton to build whirligigs. If you want to find out what whirligigs are and how he survives by himself traveling over the United States read this book.

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Summary: Whirligig
Review: I really didn't like this book it was really confusing and kind of boring. I thought that it would be a lot different than it is. The author really jumps from place to place and you have no clue what was going on. It has a really good theme and plot, but that authors writing syle wasn't what I really would put with this kind of theme/ book.

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Summary: "A Prayer to the Wind..."
Review: This is the best new book I have read in a long time. It combines a good message - you cannot escape the consequences of your actions - with a wonderful story-telling style and lively, well-drawn characters.

Brent Bishop is a young man on a mission - to become popular in his new school - and he is determined to do this at a party he isn't strictly invited to. While at the party, he gets drunk and, after suffering humiliation at the hands of a good-looking girl, he leaves the party and tries to kill himself.

He is not killed. Instead, a young lady, Lea, deeply involved in the community, dies in the crash. Brent's parents try to negate his guilt, and fail. He then goes to a meeting with Lea's mother. She sends him on another, different mission: to go to the four corners of the country and build whirligigs there, each with Lea's face on them.

So Brent sets off. On the way, he meets tremendously varied characters, such as a bicyclist from Canada, a waitress in a Florida restaurant, and a watercolor artist in Maine. Each of these people play their own part in Brent's transformation from a shallow, popularity-chasing boy into a responsible, generous man.

Intercut with Brent's story are other stories, the stories of people his whirligigs affect. There's a school-girl from Maine who gets a boyfriend after doing guided imagery with a friend of hers. And there's the Puerto Rican street cleaner who finds peace and relaxation from the noises and bustle of his daily life. Or the young boy, adopted from Korea, or the teenager in San Diego whose Grandmother is dying.

This is a story of consequences, of things lost and things found, and a beautifully written one at that. Bravo, Mr. Fleischman. Thank you for writing this book.

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Summary: You would love this book. Very touching!
Review: Whirligig By: Paul Fleischman

The Whirligig was a really good book. If you like a touching book, then this is definitely for you. This book was about a boy named Brent who's pretty young, but old enough to have his license. Brent means well, he cares for everyone but he wasn't in, what people call it "the in group". Johnathan was one of Brent's friends and he tried to include him on as much as he could, like going to parties together and doing basic guy things.
One night a terrible thing happened. Brent hit a girls named Lea. Lea was killed. The Zamora family, which was Lea's family, had to go to court with Brent's family. After going through that whole mess with the judge, Brent felt terrible about what he had done. Brent told Mrs. Zamora if there was anything he could do to make it up to them, so she told Brent to put a certain kind of post in the four corners of the United States. The four corners of the United States are Washington, California, Florida, and Maine. The post was called a whirligig.
This was a good book; I like how real it seemed. It was almost like I was there. There wasn't much of this story that I didn't like. If this sounds like your kind of book you should read it.

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Summary: 4 courners
Review: you like to read differents things rigth!, so you have to find something that take your atention and that you wants to keep reading and reading.
This book is about a guy who move to chicago and wants to make news friends.In a party he get kind of drunk and driving his car he kill a girl.The girl's mom wants him to make 4 wirligigs and place them in the courners of US. She wants that lea's spirit be around everywhere.
Well I like this book, and i thing that can be a good idea if you choose it to read.