[.ca] Wringer (ISBN 0060592826)

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Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli tells a story of peer pressure so foul, so horrifying, that Wringer should be shelved along with Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War. Nine-year-old Palmer dreads his upcoming 10th birthday. In his town, when boys are 10 years old they become "wringers," the boys who wring the necks of wounded pigeons at the annual Pigeon Day shoot. Palmer is sickened by the whole event. To make matters worse, his new buddies--Beans, Mutto, and Henry--have just discovered that Palmer has been hiding a pet pigeon in his room. What will Palmer do? Will he become a wringer to save face, or will he follow his heart? Wringer will appeal to preteens and younger teens who love to read suspenseful books on their own, but it would also be a good story to read aloud to spark discussion about the perils and nuances of peer pressure.

Wringer:
I'm Sherol, and I'm fourteen.I read this book in my reading class,as my literature circle book. The book Wringer is about a boy who wants to be friends with a group of other boys. He finally achieves his aim and he lives in a town that kills pigeons. Now he faces a lot when his friends find out he has a pigeon. I really liked this book because it gets more interesting as it goes on, and leaves you thinking about what is going to happen next.

Wringer a great book to read:
Wringer is about a young man who turns 10 years old and gets a special treatment.But when you turn 10 years old in there part of town you automatically become a wringer (a person who wrings pigeons necks)But palmer does not want to become a wringer. So the next day Palmer hears this storm and at the end of this storm a pigeon comes into his window and stays there. Palmer now takes the bird and loves it and cares for it.But palmers friends are wringers so he has to keep it a secret.Palmer and his friends dis like his neighbor and bombs her house with egg and toilet tissue and they also put a dead carcuss on her door step, but later in the book they become friends

Thebest five star book Wringer:
Have you ever given a book 5 stars? Well I have. The book is called "Wringer". It is a really good book. It has alot of actions and details. Hi! My name is Diana. For the past month i have been reading the book "wringer" by Jerry Spinelli. If you were to read the wringer i bet you would give it a 5 star or at least a 4 star. This book is mainly about a boy name palmer, and a pigeon name Nipper. Sometimes when your reading along this book seems boring, but when you get to the last chapter it gets excited, and in yourself you just want to read more.

The Wringer review-By,Remix Jr.:
The book that I read was the ''Wringer''. The book wasone of the best books that I read except in some parts I didn't understand. The book is about a boy named Palmer LaRuethat lives in Waymer. Palmer is about to turn ten there is going to be the biggest event of a ten year olds life. The event is an annual Family Fest and it's a tradition to become a wringer when you turn ten. But on palmer's tenth birthday he has something to tell but is afraid to say it which is that he doesn't want to be a wringer.

MY FAVORITE BOOK!:
This book is one of the best books ever written, definetely one of Jerry Spinelli's best books. It is such a great book to do a book report on, or read out loud in class! It made me laugh, cry, and sometimes both at the same time :-)! My favorite part? DEFINETELY THE ENDING. Please note: do not skip to the ending otherwise it will spoil it for you. Some people get confused in the beginning but, THINK AGAIN. I noticed some of the reviewers were complaining about it being "hard to understand".If you are thinking that, it's really easy to understand. The only thing Spinelli is doing is comparing Palmer's tenth birthday to an actual living thing, which is very clever in my opinion. I don't think there are too many gory parts, it's mostly about Palmer's forbidden pet and how Palmer tries to fit in with a group of boys, doing crazy things just to be with them. I would recommend this book to ANYBODY. I did not expect such a wonderful book when i bought it. Thank you, Jerry Spinelli, for giving me such a wonderful reading expierience!!!:-)READ THIS BOOK NOW! IT'S A DEFINITE READ FOR SPRING, SUMMER, FALL OR/AND WINTER. I'm already reading it for the 8th time, you'll love it!