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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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

The Cheat



Have you ever been tempted to cheat and get a good grade? Most teens today would do anything to get a good grade in a test or atleast pass. What happens when you cheat ona test? You think everything is going like you planned until you get called into the office. What would you do? if I were in that situation I would try to act normal but you just can't. It's just really hard to hide your nervousness. Four students have a geography midterm. They all have on wish and that is to pass their midterm. It's all about Sarah,Rob,Dan and Katie. They all memorize different thmes rhy or songs to pass the mid term. The question is how did they all ge the answers from the last years exam? This is just the beginning but you'll never imagine the consequences!
This is book has a little bit of everything. It has mystery and a little bit of love. Who do you think is truly the person that sent the answers to Sarah,Rob,Dan? Sarah thinks it is Katie, her best friend and blame her, but did Katie really tell or might it of been Rob, Dan or even Sarah?
The characters in this book are incredible. Not only can you learn from them, but you can also learn what teens would do to pass a test. I learned many things from this book! One thing that I learned is that it's best not to cheat because every bad thing has a consequence to it.
On page (123) we can see how one of the students feels for cheating. He says, "So why couldn't I just forget the whole stupid psychodrama and get on wuth studying for my one midterm?" On page (52) we can see how another student who cheated feels.
He says "wouldn't be all bad if their brakes fail. If one hits me, it would take care of everything, for good. We can see how ashamed this student feels for cheating. Would we feeel the same way, how would you react and what would your actions be? This student doesn't mind if a car ran over him.Would this be your reation?
The only frustrating or annoying part of book is the last part. The reason why I say that is because at the end there's this student that confesses to the principal. What confession do you think he made? At the end the student suffers it's consequences but when he/she returns to school everyone is glad of their return. I highly recommend this book and hope you find it interesting!
written and published by: Nelly

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