Thursday, February 28, 2008

WRINGER by Jerry Spinelli

Palmer lives in a small town with a lot of bullies. Palmer hated to celebrate his birthdays because of “the treatment” of getting hit in the arm for how old you turned. He also hated his birthdays because every time he got older he was closer to becoming ten and a wringer. The reason why he doesn’t want to become a wringer is because he knows it’s not fair to kill pigeons without a reason. He just doesn’t know how or why people have fun watching pigeons die. The most exciting part was when Palmer adopted a stray pigeon. He named it Nipper because every morning the pigeon would nip on his ear to wake him up. He even got a book from the library to learn more about the birds. If you like this summary read the book and find out if Palmer is going to become a wringer or if he is going to keep the bird and betray his friends. Read the book, I’m sure you are going to like it.
Konrad

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