Blue Star Rapture

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Summary: Blue Star Rapture
Review: "Blue star Rapture" takes place at Heavens Gate,which is a big farm that consists of 2 camps. One being Full Court basketball camp, which the majority of the book takes place at. The other camp is a holy roller by the name of camp Shaddai.

The main character T.J. is a 17 year old who is attending full court camp for one major reason. To help his friend Tyron get a basketball scholarship. In the book Tyron is not very smart and T.J. is the only person who really understands him, which is critical when talking to scouts and coaches. T.J. also feels if he helps the scouts with Tyron maybe he will be rewarded with some sort of scholarship or grant.

T.J. also has some unexpected problems when he gets to camp such as this girl Luann.Luann is a teenager at camp Shaddai who gets knocked up by a strange man and decided to turn her life over to god. The only problem with this is the people at the camp dont look out for what's best, They follow whatever they believe god is trying to tell them even if it could turn into tradegy for other people.

Overall "Blue Star Rapture" was a terrific book and i highly suggest that you go out and buy this book. It's a book for all ages and I hope you enjoy it.

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Summary: 3 Blue Stars for this book.
Review: Blue Star Rapture is a book about 2 friends (T.J. and Tyron) in High School, that are going through the basketball recruiting process. They have been best friends throughout their lives and have experienced a lot, going to Full Court basketball camp is just another experience that T.J. and Tyron go through together.
The story told in the eyes of T.J. (the main character) gives his view of what is going on in his basketball life and personal life. T.J. basically goes to "Full Court" to keep Tyron company and to watch out for him. While there he tries to impress scouts that are interested in Tyron, and not T.J.
While at "Full Court" T.J. meets a girl from a near by Bible Camp named LuAnn. He is interested in her but doesn't get too involved. LuAnn makes T.J. think about things he has never thought about before. They are opposites of each other and their relationships is awkward.
The basketball recruiting process gets heated and scholarships are on the line for both T.J. and Tyron. Throughout the book Tyron doesn't take his actions too serious, so read the book to see what happens.
This book shows the mental and physical toughness people may have to go through to get something. Also see what happens when things progress between both T.J. and LuAnn from Bible Camp. Not everyone goes through scouting experiences, and reading this book will give you that opportunity.

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Summary: 3 Blue Stars for this book.
Review: Blue Star Rapture is a book about 2 friends (T.J. and Tyron) in High School, that are going through the basketball recruiting process. They have been best friends throughout their lives and have experienced a lot, going to Full Court basketball camp is just another experience that T.J. and Tyron go through together.
The story told in the eyes of T.J. (the main character) gives his view of what is going on in his basketball life and personal life. T.J. basically goes to "Full Court" to keep Tyron company and to watch out for him. While there he tries to impress scouts that are interested in Tyron, and not T.J.
While at "Full Court" T.J. meets a girl from a near by Bible Camp named LuAnn. He is interested in her but doesn't get too involved. LuAnn makes T.J. think about things he has never thought about before. They are opposites of each other and their relationships is awkward.
The basketball recruiting process gets heated and scholarships are on the line for both T.J. and Tyron. Throughout the book Tyron doesn't take his actions too serious, so read the book to see what happens.
This book shows the mental and physical toughness people may have to go through to get something. Also see what happens when things progress between both T.J. and LuAnn from Bible Camp. Not everyone goes through scouting experiences, and reading this book will give you that opportunity.

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Summary: If its bordom you're after read Blue Star Rapture
Review: Blue Star Rapture is a book that deals with the politics of basketball. Its about who colleges want and what they are willing to do for them. It also deals with religious issues, pointing out what is wrong with pushing today's youth too far with religion. The setting takes place in the Chicago area, and is written in first person.
T.J. and Tyrone play basketball for school. T.J. is an honor role student and Tyrone isn't very smart. T.J. wants to help Tyrone pass his ACT so he could play basketball for college. It seems like academics isn't an issue for the colleges. At basketball camp they are met by people from the colleges called "street agents". They try to convince them to play for their school. T.J. also meets a girl from the nearby Christian camp. She seems to be all smiles, but T.J. knows something is up.
I personally didn't like the book too much because I thought it was too predictable. I also think the ending is disappointing because it didn't really go anywhere. T.J. didn't do anything about his conflict. T.J. didn't do anything to fix his problem. The book gets boring and it makes you not want to read it anymore.

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Summary: 4 Stars for Blue Star Rapture
Review: Blue Star Rapture is a story about a boy, TJ, who is quite manipulative for his age. TJ is a high school junior who goes off to basketball camp with his slow-witted friend Tyron. At camp, TJ meets a girl named LuAnn and learns some valuable life lessons. I thought this was a generally good book. Being from Illinois, I enjoyed reading references to Illinois namesakes such as the cities of Peoria and Chicago and the Chicago newspapers: the Tribune and the Sun-Times. However, the book seemed to have drifted from its main theme towards the end. It appeared the author didn't really know what to write about after TJ and Tyron left basketball camp. The story didn't seem to wrap up in a logical and realistic manner like the rest of the book. Bottom line, I enjoyed the book overall, but the ending could've been better.

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Summary: Boring Star Rapture
Review: Blue Star Rapture was a dull and predictable book with no twists or turns. It did not make you want to keep reading. It was all about basketball and other events that took place in TJs life. The things they were saying about college basketball recruiting is common knowledge to people that follow sports. There was basically no ending to the book, but I think the author did this on purpose to let you finish the book for yourself. But by the time you finish the book it is so mind-numbing you don't even want to finish it for yourself.
The book is based around two people TJ and Tyron who both attend school and play basketball together. Tyron is the star basketball player who is being recruited by numerous different colleges. TJ is his best friend who also plays basketball, but is not nearly as good as Tyron. TJ keeps a log on Tyron for all of the college offers he gets either by mail or phone calls. Some coaches don't even talk to Tyron they just go right to TJ because Tyron has a learning disorder and they know Tyron will do whatever TJ tells him to do.

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Summary: Boring Star Rapture
Review: Blue Star Rapture was a dull and predictable book with no twists or turns. It did not make you want to keep reading. It was all about basketball and other events that took place in TJs life. The things they were saying about college basketball recruiting is common knowledge to people that follow sports. There was basically no ending to the book, but I think the author did this on purpose to let you finish the book for yourself. But by the time you finish the book it is so mind-numbing you don't even want to finish it for yourself.
The book is based around two people TJ and Tyron who both attend school and play basketball together. Tyron is the star basketball player who is being recruited by numerous different colleges. TJ is his best friend who also plays basketball, but is not nearly as good as Tyron. TJ keeps a log on Tyron for all of the college offers he gets either by mail or phone calls. Some coaches don't even talk to Tyron they just go right to TJ because Tyron has a learning disorder and they know Tyron will do whatever TJ tells him to do.

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Summary: Blue Star Rapture
Review: I didn't like this book as much as I've liked others. Probably, because of the religion issue involved throughout the story. TJ, the main character in the story, basically rejects it, and will have nothing to do with anyone from the neighboring religious camp. While TJ is at a high caliber basketball camp, complete with the college scouts, he spends a lot of his time on a bridge separating Full Court, and a bible camp. While there one day he meets a girl named Luanne. Luanne is from the bible camp, and he continually interrogates her with sarcastic questions that just harass her and her faith. I really don't like that aspect of the story. He goes on to realize that he has been slacking in the games, and steps it up to his potential, which is an exciting part in the story. At the end, when Luanne commits suicide, TJ blames the camps motivational speaker, a strong religious woman for the accident. It's just really negative about religion and God, and I didn't like that aspect of the story. Unfortunately, that also brings down the rest of the book.

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Summary: The High School Lifestyle
Review: While this book may have some merits, I pulled it from the middle school library because the language, while it may be realistic, is too gratuitously rough for middle school students.