BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WHITFORD 8TH GRADERS

This blog has been created and updated by the students in Mrs. Foster's 8th grade humanities class at Whitford Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. These are their reviews and reccomendations on books that they have read this year.

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Thursday, May 04, 2006

First French Kiss, by Adam Bagdasarian

"Will", whose last name was never told in the book, had many odd incidents throughout his life. These incidents are being told by himself in the book I read, "first French Kiss." Everyone knows about the good, the bad, and the ugly times that have occurred in there life. Although, know one has had experiences quite like will. Because Will is the younger than his brother, he feels, well, a lot of things. When he goes from being the least popular, to the most popular, and then back down to the least popular kid in school, it's always hard to keep up with how Will really feels. His brother tortures him by once putting duck tape in his hair, to getting his first "French kiss", he's still trying to figure out where he really belongs in life.

This book I thought was odd but yet unique at the same time. Odd in ways like never putting the short stories that occurred throughout the book together. Never having a plot, setting, or time. Unique in ways like keeping the reader always on the edge of their seat,never understanding Wills personality, still trying to figure out what's going on.

I think that the author did a good job of never ending the chapter, or the short story being told. It seemed like the reader would always be ready to move on to the next chapter, ready for the ending of the previous story, and then, nothing, just a whole new story. I also think that the author did a good job having Will, the main character, tell each story. It made it seem like you were at the scene , always in Wills shoes.

Not only is this an up beat, always on the edge of your seat book, it's allso an adventure of one boys life. I like how it never went off of his life, foccussed on his life at all times. No good book would be good without a good ending right? Wrong. This book was fine without an ending at all, just short stories, and ended at a certain point. I definately wish that this book would continue. If only there were a few more short stories on Will's life. Adam Bagdasarian should definately make a sequel, maybe a when he has grown up. I reccomend this book to those who love a good thriller, comedy, drama, and real life situations all in one book.

By: Spencer B.

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