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This book is about a twelve-year-old boy named Nick Hall. Nick Hall loves to play soccer, but he can only play if he reads his dad’s dictionary which he thinks is boring. Nick Hall has a best friend Coby Lee. Coby and Nick have been friends almost their whole life, they also have always been on the same soccer team accept this year. Nick also takes dance clubs with the girl he likes named April who also goes to his school. So far Nick’s life is going well, The only bad thing in Nick’s life is that he gets bullied by these twins named Dean and Don, but they soon get expelled from school so he doesn’t have to see them every day now. So now Nick’s is going even better until one day Nick’s parents announce that they’re getting a divorce because …show more content…
I really liked the book because I can relate to how Nick can feel. The author’s writing style was really good for me because it makes the book feel like it goes by fast and I like books that feel like they go by fast. The characterization was really good it gave an explanation of who the characters are and how they act. The theme of the book is don’t hide your feelings. The conflict is between Nick and his feelings because ever since his parent’s divorce, he doesn’t know how to feel to situations that happen in the book. The beginning plot of the story is when the parents get a divorce. The middle plot of the story is when Nick’s appendix burst and Nick’s mom comes from Kentucky to check in on him, and later Nick’s parents announce that they’re getting back together. The ending plot is when Nick gets in a fight with Dean and Don twins that have bullying Nick and Coby for a while, although Nick loses, he scared Dean and Don away and he got his bike back that they stole from him. I would recommend this book to a friend. I would recommend this to a friend who can relate to

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