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Title: Whale Talk by Brian Corrigan, Chris Crutcher ISBN: 0-8072-0708-X Publisher: Listening Library Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (49 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Whale Talk
Comment: I loved the book Whale Talk. It was the most enthralling book I've read. The author, Chris Crutcher, does a great job of keeping the reader's attention. I couldn't put it down. The main character, TJ, is a very captivationg guy. TJ's adopted parents are really cool. He is an Olympic hopeful in swimming. Cutter High, TJ's high school, is a very athletic school and if you don't play a sport you are considered a nerd and no one likes you. TJ could be a great football player, but he doesn't want to play any sports. When the top athletes start picking on Chris, a retarded boy whose brother was a top athlete that died, TJ steps in. He is determined to show the school that his misfit swim team is capable of winning a prized possesion, a letter jacket. The only problems are Cutter High doesn't have a poool and no swimmers besides TJ. So TJ used his determination to form a misfit swim team and show up the school. Along the way the team faces hurdles dealing with the jackets that no on wants them to have. At home TJ faces mnay problems. The ending is very intriguing and keeps you reading. Crutcher is an excellent writer that keeps you reading. I couldn't put the book down. The reason why I love the book so much is that it is dramatic, had a good conflict and kept me reading. Whale Talk is an awesome book that I'd recommend to anyone.
Rating: 4
Summary: Whale Talk
Comment: The book Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher is a wonderful book for all religions and races. That is because in the book T.J. is black, Japanese, and white, but in school he is mostly considered black. One day T.J. spots all-school jock Mike Barbour picking on Chris Coughlin, a retard whose dead brother is the best athlete in the school ever, for wearing his brother Brian's letter jacket. So, T.J. decides that he will get Chris a jacket of his own. He does that be creating a swim team. Meanwhile T.J. is visiting a woman who helps kids with family problems. T.J has become more of a teacher than a student. He gets involved with a father that really dislikes T.J. The daughter adores T.J. so the family, minus the father moves in with them. T.J.'s family continues to get a lot of hang up calls which they know is the father. In the swimming world, T.J. gets 6 unique guys to go out for the team. T.J. is by far the best swimmer. The team gets a practice facility and an interim coach, Icko who lives at the workout place, until the teacher Simet can get permission. Practices are hard, but usefull as the team improves greatly. The team does horrible in the season, except for T.J. who wins the 50 meter and the 100 meter at regoinals. The team keeps on getting questions on weather swimming is a sport which might deny their privilege to a Cutter jacket. The book ends with many controversial decisions made by both sides. I believe the author, Chris Crutcher wrote about the book to teach the world about racism. He wants to show how it is tearing the modern world apart. Whale Talk is a wonderful book for teens and adults. Children should not be allowed to read the book because of some profane language and sexual harasment. They also will not get the idea about racism and prejudice. Teens, on the other hand, will understand the book and it will teach them about modern conflicts. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher is a wonderful for teens and adults.
Rating: 4
Summary: Must Read Book!
Comment: The book Called Whale Talk is about a high school senior named The Tao Jones. His mother was a drug addict and when she couldn't take care of him anymore she gave him up for adoption. He was very young when he was given up. His new parents then shortened his name to T.J. T.J. has a huge amount of athletic ability but doesn't go out for any sports because he doesn't like being told what to do by a coach. Soon he is approached about starting his own swim team. After agreeing to do this, he gets together a bunch of guys who would probably never be able to get a varsity letter in anything else, and puts them on the swim team. The story tells about how the boys form together as a team and make some new friendships.
Once I was done with this book I thought it was a great book. The only reason that I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I thought that the book had a slow start. I loved the way that the book was very athletic but still had some very serious sides to it. I thought the ending of the book was very good too although I wasn't expecting it and I'm usually not a big fan of surprise endings!
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Title: Chinese Handcuffs by Chris Crutcher ISBN: 0440208378 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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