Novel Thing

1. Give the author's name and a brief outline of his or her biography. Please use your own words in order to avoid plagiarism.gf

Don Trembath is the author of Harper Winslow series and the Black Belt series and he lives close to Edmonton, Alberta. He is the author of many teen books.  He was won many awards including the YALSA Best Books for Young Adults.


2. Name and describe the main character(s). Are they static or dynamic? What motivates them? (A static character does not change, a dynamic character changes as a result of his or her experiences)
Rooster, at first, he is static but becomes dynamic while time progresses.  Rooster hates school, he smokes and really doesn't care but a new girl moved to his school and he changed, at least only for her and around her parents.  Also, Rooster is going to fail high school and his friends are going to graduate and he doesn't want to be alone so he joins a bowling team.


3. What is the novel's setting? Why, in your opinion, did the author choose this setting for this novel?

The setting is at a high school, and in my opinion its at school because hes struggling in school and hes going to fail as his friends pass and he doesn't want to be alone next year so hes trying to pass.  I also believe the author chose this setting because he writea more teen based books about highschool and teenagers.

4. Describe some of the main events. Where in your novel does the climax take place?

One of the main events is when Rooster is in the cafeteria and the "new girl" walks in and Rooster said to his friend that he likes her. Another main event is when his principal calls his mom and begins to tell her how he is failing his classes and what he has to do to pass. I think the climax takes place when the principal tells him that in order to have a chance to pass he has to join the bowling team as a volunteer activity.

5.  Can you imagine yourself reading the novel again in 10 years? Would you suggest it to a friend? Explain.

I do not imagine myself reading this is 10 years because it is more high school- early college/university type book and in 10 years I will probably be out of school depending on what job I want.  I would recommend this to people around my age because it can teach you if you don't do well in high school and your friend's do than you can rely on your friend's to help you with your work and you won't have a very good job.