Playing For Keeps

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Summary: Playing for Keeps
Review: Playing for Keeps is a great book. It tells of 16 year old Rosa Marstead and her time on a cruise. Rosa first arrives, dazled at the size of the ship but she is still bored. Her grandmother, Glory is trying to fix Rosa up with the nerd of the century. That's when Rosa meets Ricky, a boy whose life is in danger. Ricky had escaped from Cuba and gone on the cruise in order to reach America and ask for asylum. Rosa finds love with Ricky but will this love last?
I loved this book. It tells a story that's similar to the classical love story. The only difference is, the guy can face a death penalty."'I am Ricky Diago. I don't believe we have met.'"
These were the first words that Rosa had ever herd from Ricky. That's besides the time when he stepped on her. He totaly caught her eye with that line though. She fell for him right there and then. She even forgets what she was going to do or ask him.
Suspician starts up on the cruis ship. This is another one of my favorite parts. Ricky is hidding when the Cuba's Republican is mudered. "'Isn't that your uncle?'" Rosa had asked Ricky this and he wasn't sure how to react. He studered and she found out. Not knowing what to do, he told her the whole thing. Starting from the time he escaped to the time he got on the cruise. This is just another one of my favorite parts. It's really hard to pick though.
My all time favorite part of this book was when they tricked the Cuban soldiers. Ricky was suppose to be in his room waiting for the Cuban soldiers but then Rosa and Neal found a way to get Ricky out of there. Neal actually turned out to be really nice and even more useful. It was totaly sweet of him to do that for Rosa and Ricky. He didn't even mind, and he had a crush on her too. He has a lot of guts and courage for a "nerd". He didn't even care about how much trouble he would get into.

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Summary: Playing for Keeps
Review: PLAYING FOR KEEPS, by Joan Lowery Nixon, was about Rose Ann Marstead, a sixteen-year old girl who went on a cruise with her grandmother, Glory. Traveling with Glory's friend, Eloise, and Eloise's grandson Neil, Rosie discovered a mystery on the ship. She met a Cuban, Ricky Diago, who feld Cuba and was trying to reach American soil. After two murders, in which Ricky was suspected, Rosie was determined to prove him innocent.

I could probably relate closer to Rosie than any of the other characters. Although I have never helped solve any murder cases, I have felt some of the same things she felt. Before Rosie left, she got into a fight with her mom, and she felt bad the whole trip. She felt bad because she decided to go on the cruise with her grandmother, who, in her mother's eyes, always won. I also feel the same stress she felt of trying to please everyone with her decisions and the way things are handled.

I enjoyed PLAYING FOR KEEPS a great deal. It was an amusing mystery with a fun-loving story line. My favorite part of the book would have to be when Rosie began looking for clues as to who the actual murderer was. My least favorite part would be when Rosie and her mother fought because, although it added to the story, it was just a tiny aspect of it.

I would recommend this book to people. I would think that young teenagers, probably girls (it can get a little cheesy!), would enjoy this book the most. ALso, you should enjoy reading mysteries with a fun, cutesy twist. So all you young, teenage girls out there, just remember PLAYING FOR KEEPS, by Joan Lowery Nixon.

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Summary: One Of The Most Mysterious, Exciting Book In The World!!!
Review: The book I read and liked very much, was called gPlaying For Keeps.h I bet you already knew this authorfs name, and his name is Joan Lowery. I think he writes books that has narrative hook, which means grabs readerfs attention, and make our feelings gWants to read more and more.h Playing For Keeps is a book, which is a fiction story, and it is adventure, and mystery.
It is a book about teenage girl named Rose, and went to the cruise by ship with her grandma, and grandmafs friend, and her friendfs grandson, Nick. At the ship, Rose will meet the boy, Ricky. From the day they met, they are in love. But Ricky is in danger, because he just escaped from Cuba, and the Cuban government is searching for him. If somebody from Cuban government finds him, they will take him back to Cuba, and the punishment---to kill him. And, there is another problem. The captain was killed on the ship, and when police found him, he was holding blue t-shirtfs pocket. They start searching for the people who have the blue shirts which has ripped on the pocket part.
Do you think Rose and her friends, can solve who killed the captain and help Ricky???
I think this book has lot of strength, because again, it has narrative hook, and it has lot of mysteries. I donft think it doesnft have any weakness, but I donft recommend this book to the children who are 2nd or 3rd grade, because it might make little kids scared, because one of the characters are killed by someone.
I recommend to boys and girls and adults, but I really recommends to the teenage girls, because the main character is a teenage girl, and I think you can feel the same feeling as main character.
I am pretty sure that you will enjoy this book, and thank you so much for reading about gPlaying for the Keeps,h one of my favorite books in the world.

Rating:
Summary: One Of The Most Mysterious, Exciting Book In The World!!!
Review: The book I read and liked very much, was called gPlaying For Keeps.h I bet you already knew this authorfs name, and his name is Joan Lowery. I think he writes books that has narrative hook, which means grabs readerfs attention, and make our feelings gWants to read more and more.h Playing For Keeps is a book, which is a fiction story, and it is adventure, and mystery.
It is a book about teenage girl named Rose, and went to the cruise by ship with her grandma, and grandmafs friend, and her friendfs grandson, Nick. At the ship, Rose will meet the boy, Ricky. From the day they met, they are in love. But Ricky is in danger, because he just escaped from Cuba, and the Cuban government is searching for him. If somebody from Cuban government finds him, they will take him back to Cuba, and the punishment---to kill him. And, there is another problem. The captain was killed on the ship, and when police found him, he was holding blue t-shirtfs pocket. They start searching for the people who have the blue shirts which has ripped on the pocket part.
Do you think Rose and her friends, can solve who killed the captain and help Ricky???
I think this book has lot of strength, because again, it has narrative hook, and it has lot of mysteries. I donft think it doesnft have any weakness, but I donft recommend this book to the children who are 2nd or 3rd grade, because it might make little kids scared, because one of the characters are killed by someone.
I recommend to boys and girls and adults, but I really recommends to the teenage girls, because the main character is a teenage girl, and I think you can feel the same feeling as main character.
I am pretty sure that you will enjoy this book, and thank you so much for reading about gPlaying for the Keeps,h one of my favorite books in the world.