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__Crash__ By Jerry Spinelli Review by James Kline

I thought that the book __Crash__ by Jerry Spinelli is an amazing book. I love how it is about some kids who are just a little older than me. I really loved how the main character, Crash, changed a lot throughout the book. A real attention grabber, was when Crash and his friend realize that Penn Webb, a nerd was trying out for cheer leading.

The story takes place in Springfield, Pennsylvania. It is about a kid going through seventh grade. I really like this story because I also live in Pennsylvania. I think that the setting makes the setting really exciting. I think that for me the setting makes a huge difference in the book. I love how I can relate to this book's setting.

I really liked the plot of the story. The plot was basically about few kids getting along during seventh grade. I thought that it was a plot that was really interesting. It was not really hard to concentrate on reading the book. The way that the plot was done was great.

I really liked how every chapter ended with a cliffhanger. I was always interested because of how there was a different surprise at every corner. I could believe this happening with characters like this.

I would recommend everyone to read this in fifth or sixth grade. It is a fun read. I would give it five stars. I had a great time reading this book, and I am very happy I picked this book to do my book review on. Thank you. __The Hunger Games__

 I loved the book, __The Hunger Games__  by Suzanne Collins. I thought that it was an exciting book in the Science Fiction genre. In this book, Katniss, a girl, is forced to fight to the death in an annual Hunger Games on live TV for the entertainment of others.“You don’t forget the face of the person that was your last hope, Katniss thinks”. That was a quote from the book that really stood out to me because it showed how scary it was in a society where you don’t have control.  The setting of this book, is in a dystopian society in the ruins of North America, that happens in the future. In this society, the ruling government has separated people into 12 different districts, district one being the richest and district 12 being the poorest. This setting made the story very exciting because two people from each district are forced to fight in the Hunger Games.  I thought that this book told a great story of fight to the death. I really liked how the action became more exciting as the book went on. It was really easy to focus on this book, because the suspense builds on every page of the book as more competitors lose their lives.  One of the many things I loved about the book, is the creative way that the author ends almost every chapter with cliff hangers. I love cliff hangers in books. There were also countless surprises, that kept me interested. This book has a great style.  I give this book five stars. I thought that it was absolutely wonderful, and I would recommend anyone and everyone ages 10 and up to read this book. I had a great time reading this book, and I think that you will too.

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