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Whirligig

By: Paul Fleischman

They say: ''Seveteen-year-old Brent Bishop in his pursuit for popularity makes a fatal mistake. To atone for his mistake, he finds himself on a strange rite of repentance, a cross-country journey building whirligigs.''

I say: this is about a boy named Brent who is new at his school. One of his friends is invited to a party and he goes along. They get drunk at the party, and Brent decides he is going to drive home. He crashes his car into another one and kills the driver. The girl's parents send him on a cross-country journey to Washington, California, Maine, and Florida. While at these places, he builds whirligigs in remeberance of her.

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Updated: May 17, 2001
Designed by: Jordan P.,
Mr. Kelley's Mass Communication Class
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