Sticks

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Summary: Pool Sticks
Review: Are you looking for a breathtaking realistic fiction book? Well, Sticks is a thrilling book from Joan Bauer. Here, a 13 year old, normal boy named Mickey Vernon wants to win a pool championship for his father's death. His friends Arlen, was helping Mickey with mathematics. Mickey lived in the Crookston, New Jersey Pool Hall. Mickey had a coach, but he went helping someone else. Then, when he was playing pool with Arlen his friend, they heard a rumbling sound like a bull running into a red carpet, he saw it was Joseph Alvarez. He started to teach Mickey pool, and the championship started. Mickey was nervous of all the people he had to play first, but he beat them. Then, he fought against the gorilla looking bully named Buck Pender. He shot those balls really hard and correct. He won, but there was a 13-year-old gigantic boy who won the other game. Finally, this, was it! Mickey against Sledge Hammer. You'll find out if Mickey will win this shocking story. I recommend this book because anything is possible with training.

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Summary: If you haven't read this book, READ IT!
Review: For a person who likes to play pool, this is a good book to read. If you dont really like to play pool, this is still an incredible book. This book is by a fantastic author and she wrote this book like she was the main character. When I read this book I didnt really like to play pool but when I was reading this book I could veiw all the book and when they were playing pool in the book it seemed like I was one of the fans watching the game. It is kind of sad when it talks about the kids dad dieing but when his best friend comes and teaches him like his dad taught his friend it cheered the boy up and he got really good at the sport pool and started to win alot more games and their is this one boy who the boy hated he might of beat but your going to have to read the book to find out what happens to the boy and other awesome events. I will have to stop writing now or I'm going to spoil the book for you.

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Summary: Mickey's Pool Hall
Review: Hey! People if you want an exciting and extraordinarily funny, but realistic fiction story by the great author named Joan Bauer, I recommend the book Sticks. The 2 boys in the book are the main characters. Mickey Vernon is 10 has freckles, blisters on his finger sand Arlen Pepper has glasses, carries his calculator, and a protractor that why everyone called him the math wiz. He is very intelligent with any kind of math and science. Ever day Vernon always got beaten the big fat bully named Buck Pender.

Once in the pool hall of Cruckston, New Jersey [Where Mickey's family lived] when Mickey was young, he wanted to be the pool best player like his dad who had died. Arlen and Mickey are searching for secrets of pool. One day Vernon 's grandmother Poppy stuck up a poster that said," 10 to 13 Year Old Pool Tournament". Absolutely. Mickey was going to join, but he'll have to be much better in pool because Buck is joining, too. Days went by, but something strange happened at the pool hall. When Mickey is practicing pool a man with reddish beard came to Mickey and tells him that Mickey will win the tournament. The next morning day when Arlen and Mickey are walking Buck and his ugly friends came to block Mickey and Arlen from walking. The man from the pool hall came with his green truck and scared the bully off. One day that man came to the pool hall and talk to Ruthie [Mickey's Mother]. Mickey and his sister Camille were watching them as they talk. Then Ruthie introduce the man to Mickey and Camille who his name is Joseph Alveraz one of Mickey's dad best friends. Mickey rushed to him and asked him if he can teach him pool? He said, "Yes". Ruthie sigh and said, "Okay". They both together play Ping Pong and archery to make Mickey focus. Days went by until something bad happened. Joseph has to go to someplace away from New Jersey, before leaving he said not to play a single match with Buck. What do you know? Mickey didn't obeyed Joseph's command. He played a game with Buck and loses and other bad news Mickey broke his left arm because Buck slammed him on the floor. The doctor said it will cure in 3 weeks and real bad news that the day that the tournament is starting. Will our Mickey Vernon be able to practice only for a week to win the tournament? If you want to know, go ahead buy the book Sticks by Joan Bauer and you'll not be bored ever.

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Summary: Sticks: A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Sticks by Joan Bauer is a great book! It is my favorite book in the world! It's about Mickey Vernon, a pool player, and how he wants to win the Pool Championship. When a former of Mickey's mom shows up, he offers to give Mickey a few pointers. Mom says no, she doesn't trust him. Then, when she says yes, Mickey is appoluded.

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Summary: Exciting Pool Story
Review: Sticks is a breathtaking story from Joan Bauer. This realistic fiction from Joan Bauer is a book is a book you can't put down. Wham! At the pool table Mickey Vernon is using his blinders and tries to shoot the nine ball. Mickey is ten years old and has brown hair. His smooth skin has freckles and his hand has many band-aids. In Cruckston New Jersey is where Mickey lives. You can tell by reading the story it is nowadays. The Vernon's pool hall is having a pool championship. If somebody wins the pool champion then that person will get a red shirt. To win that red shirt, Mickey has to beat Buck Pender. He is a real bully and also he is a tough pool player. Joesph Alveraz comes to Cruckston New Jersey becomes Mickey's coach. Mickey gets better on pool each day. One day Joesph Alveraz brings his enormous truck and goes to a trip. While Joesph Alveraz is having a lovely trip, Mickey doesn't listen to Joesph Alveraz and plays Buck. Buck made Mickey break his arm. His best friend Arlen was down in the mouth. Is Mickey going to win the red shirt? I know but don't think you know. My reason for recommending this book is because it was a interesting book that kept me reading and reading from one chapter to the next.

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Summary: World's Pool Champion
Review: Sticks is a realistic fiction book written by Joan Bauer.
Mickey's father was the world's pool champion for a lot of years. Mickey Vernon wanted to be the world's pool champion too after his father died.
This story takes place in Mickey's house, Vernon's pool hall, the school, and the library of Cruckston, New Jersey.
This main character Mickey wanted to be the world's pool champion. In order to be the world's pool champion, he needs to beat Buck Pender who is an awesome player and Sledgehammer who is a murderer at pool. Joseph Alvarez (Mickey's father's friend) is teaching Mickey pool and told him not to play Buck, but poor Mickey didn't listen and lost and got in a fight with Buck and hurt his hand. Is Mickey ever be the world's pool champion?
I will recommend this book because I learned that without math you couldn't do a lot of fun things.

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Summary: Sticks
Review: Sticks is a wonderful, heartwarming story about the struggles of a young boy becoming a young man. Mickey must confront internal conflicts created by the death of his father, a nationally recognized championship pool player. It is difficult for Mickey to live up to his father's reputation because everyone compares his pool game to his father's. Also, he faces external conflicts with his arch rival, the town bully, in a pool tournament. Just when things look bad for Mickey, a mysterous stranger arrives in town offering to help Mickey with his pool game. Is the stranger a former friend of his fathers? Read Sticks by Joan Bauer to find out.

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Summary: Proud, with a Stick in his Hand
Review: The book I am recommending is called Sticks, by Joan Bauer. This book takes place in a modern day pool hall. The main character is Mickey Vernon. Mickey wants to win a pool tournament so badly that he would do anything to win it. He is a very determined boy. Arlen is Mickey's best friend and is a math wiz who helps Mickey with some of his pool shots. Mickey couldn't get a better friend than Arlen. When a kid named Sledgehammer begins to whack balls into pockets like a giant machine, and Mickey doubts he can win. Sledgehammer wants to win the pool tournament too. I love this book because you just don't want to stop reading it once you've begun. I recommend this book because it shows you how a determined person can really be to reach a goal, and that you should always try your best.