From: Bromann <bromannj>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:25:56 -0600 (CST)

I just got back from vacation so I missed the Whirligig discussion and have not had time to catch up, but did not want to miss it. All I have to add is that I recently booktalked this book to freshmen in high school. It would not have been a first choice, but it was fresh in my mind and I was asked to do this with little notice. I opened with it because I could get their attention by putting them in the same situation as the main character. The first chapter does draw you in because they're drinking and at a party. I asked them to imagine themselves at that party and then brought them to the car when he let go of the wheel. Then I just summed up the rest, which was interesting to me, but also sometimes hard to follow who Fleishman was talking about. It is checked out right now, but I will never know if anyone actually finishes it or likes it.

Jennifer Bromann Head of Youth Services Prairie Trails Public Library Burbank, IL bromannj at sls.lib.il.us
Received on Tue 27 Oct 1998 03:25:56 PM CST