Crash | Jerry Spinelli

Crash | Jerry Spinelli | a great football book

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Crash

	Crash Jerry Spinelli Laurel Leaf, 2004 - 176 pages average customer review:based on 201 reviews view larger image
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Crash

Crash
By: Jerry Spinelli

Crash, the book that I read, was written by Jerry Spinelli in 1996. The main conflict in the story was should Crash, a thirteen year old boy, stay best friends with Mike. Mike and Crash pulled harmless pranks together for years. Now, Mike is pulling some pretty big and bad pranks. Crash doesn't think the pranks are so funny anymore, especially because Crash has real problems to deal with and is growing up. He is dealing with his grandfather being in the hospital with amnesia and his mother making sacrifices to take care of her father. Crash needs to decide if he wants to continue to be friends with Mike or if it is time to find a new best friend.
At the beginning of the book it was a little boring, but at the end of the book it got really exciting and I couldn't stop turning the pages because many exciting situations developed. Such as, the big Pen Relay race, where Crash let someone else win because he felt the other boy needed the win more than Crash did, even though Crash trained very hard. Also, I couldn't wait to find out if Crash would actually stop Mike from pulling a prank on his neighbor, knowing that if he did stop Mike, he would be very angry. It felt like I was in the book. When Spinelli described the house, I thought I was there because of the way Spinelli described the paintings that Crash's mother made that were hanging on the second floor of the small house. The conflict was pretty exciting because I cared about the characters. The characters were very realistic because a lot of things happened to them that happen to me. Such as, last night I went to the 6th grade firehouse dance, which was just like the dance that Crash went to. I loved the ending of the book because Crash got a good new best friend and the girlfriend that he really liked.
The author's voice was definitely compassionate because he described the characters very well and you felt for the characters. His vocabulary was simple and easy to read. This was interesting because it actually made the story very understandable and enjoyable for me to read. One unique characteristic was his very realistic descriptions of people and places. The description of his grandpa as a very tall, skinny, man with wrinkles and glasses drew a clear mental picture for me. The author's ability to write with dialogue was ok, because sometimes he would answer my questions in the net chapter. I thought the author's description was fantastic because he described every little detail possible. The tone was slow paced so you could understand the book very well. The author used very short paragraphs and short chapters. Most chapters were only 2 or 3 pages and the longest was probably only 5 pages.
I would definitely recommend this book to others. If I were to rate this book compared to other books that I have read, I'd put it near the top of my favorites-list. I consider the book a favorite because I really got into the characters and it had a happy ending.

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a great football book

This book is about John Coogan, a boy who is an amazing football player. Then meets a nerd by the name of Penn Webb. Crash and his friend Mike make fun of Penn Webb because he is a cheerleader and he collects dirt. Crash can be nice, like when his grandfather, Scooter, comes over and he and his sister Abby sit on his bed and listen to his stories. Then one day, Scooter hurts himself by falling out a tree. Then, when scooter is in the hospital, Crash notices his buddy, Mike, is messing with Penn Webb. Crash then realizes that Mike is taking the jokes too far. Crash has to chose what side he wants to be on: the jocks or Penn Webb.
I think that Crash is a great book because I like sports, especially football. I also like this book because my friends ( and sometimes even me ) mess with people to much. Crash's grandpa reminds me of my grandpa because they both were in the Vietnam War and I like to spend time with him. This book reminds me of one of my favorite books, Running Loose by Chris Crutcher because they are both about football and a nerd friend. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes sports and has had a unusual friend.

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Brian's review

I liked the book Crash very much, I thought it was a great book. I liked the book because it is all about football and the main character Crash Cogan, loves to play football as much as I do. He goes to dances and likes to hit people in games. He loves to win and hates to lose. I can really relate to him. There are a couple of people that Crash hates,Webb, and his own sister. Webb is a cheerleader who likes to save animals and stop malls from being built. Crash's best friend Mike plays football too. Sometimes they both get mad at each other and tackle each other. I think people that like football or kids that try to stop malls from being built would like this book. Those kind of people would enjoy this book as much as I did because it has hard hitting football players and kids that got shot with squirt guns. It is a very funny book.

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Crash

Crash
By: Jerry Spinelli

Crash, the book that I read was written by Jerry Spinelli in 1996. The main conflict in the story was should Crash, a thirteen year old boy, stay best friends with Mike. Mike and Crash pulled harmless pranks together for years. Now, Mike is pulling some pretty big and bad pranks. Crash doesn't think the pranks are so funny anymore, especially because Crash has real problems to deal with and is growing up. He is dealing with his grandfather being in the hospital with amnesia and his mother making sacrifices to take care of her father. Crash needs to decide if he wants to continue to be friends with Mike or if it is time to find a new best friend.
At the beginning of the book it was a little boring but at the end of the book it got really exciting and I couldn't stop turning the pages because many exciting situations developed. Such as, the big Pen Relay race, where Crash let someone else win because he felt the other boy needed the win more, even though Crash trained very hard. Also, I couldn't wait to find out if Crash would actually stop Mike from pulling a prank on his neighbor, knowing that if he did stop Mike, he would be very angry. It felt like I was in the book. When Spinelli described the house, I thought I was there because of the way Spinelli described the painting that Crash's mother made that were hanging on the second floor of the small house. The conflict was pretty exciting because I cared about the characters. The characters were very realistic because a lot of things happened to them that happen to me. Such as, last night I went to the 6th grade firehouse dance, which was just like the danced that Crash went to. I loved the ending of the book because Crash got a good new best friend and the girlfriend that he really liked.
The author's voice was definitely compassionate because he described the characters very well and you felt for the characters. His vocabulary was simple and easy to read. This was interesting because it actually made the story very understandable and enjoyable for me to read. One unique characteristic was his very realistic descriptions of people and place. The description of his grandpa as a very tall, skinny, man with wrinkles and glasses drew a clear mental picture for me. The author's ability to write with dialogue was ok, because sometimes he would answer my questions in the net chapter. I thought the author's description was fantastic because he described every little detail possible. The tone was slow paced so you could understand the book very well. The author used very short paragraphs and short chapters. Most chapters were only 2 or 3 pages and the longest was probably only 5 pages.
I would definitely recommend this book to others. I were to rate this book compared to other books that I have read, I'd put it near the top of my favorites-list. I consider the book a favorite because I really got into the characters and it had a happy ending.

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"Crashing" Good Book

I highly enjoy stories about kids my age. I feel like I can relate to the child in some way. Crash transformed so deeply, that I am inspired to make some slight changes in my life. This book was emotional, and at the same time, hilarious and suspending. Jerry Spinelli did a wonderful job creating pictures of the characters, scenes, and emotions in the story, without using literal illustrations! This was one of my first Spinelli books, and I hope to read many more in the time to come!

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