this book was the worst book ive ever read it was stupid not intresting. the chapters were a bit confusing jumping from a differnt person then back to the main chater. the book didnt talk about the person who died that mush to feel like that brent did somthing bad. the charters in the book werent insting atall they didnt want you to know more about them and when you start reading it you wonder about other things that they talked only for a second then jump to something else that they never talked about and then jump to something else.
This book was stupid. I had to read it for school... I read this kind of stuff when I was like, 8. This is not on my reading level at all, it was confusing because the chapters jumped around too much and it was just stupid! I spent part of my precious summer on this! I will never get that time back! I hated this book so much that when I opened the stupid thing, I cried because of how much I hated it, I'm totally serious! Seriously, don't waste your time on this book unless you want to torture yourself!
THIS IS THE WORST BOOK EVER. IT SKIPS OVER BACK AND FORTH. AND PAUL FLEISHMAN GETS GOOD REVIEWS? IF YOU READ IT IN 7TH GRADE, IT IS SO DUMB. JUST READ IT......
Of all the short contemporary novels I've come across in tutoring bright teens, this is one of the best. Kids will READ the book--both boys and girls. It has an unusual plot that works, and there is great wisdom in the book plus many interesting characters. While it is not a classic, it has many of the elements of great literature. It's also easy to read!