Summer reading questions

Brenden Hutton

Black and White: Paul Volponi

Two friends get caught in a bad situation and their friendship grows apart

                There where two main characters in my book Marcus and Eddie. Marcus is a black very athletic and agile person. Eddie is white and is kind of self centered but is also athletic and agile.

                In the beginning of the book we get to know the characters and the book foreshadows what the problem will be. Next, we introduce the problem where the boys get caught in a crime and Marcus takes the fall. Finally, Marcus confesses and the boys go back to being best friends.

                 The author is trying to say that in life you are going to make mistakes and you will have to take the consequences but you just have to keep moving forward. Also do the right thing and think about your actions and the impact they will have in the future.

                Marcus has to go to jail and he will probably have to forfeit his scholarship. Eddie will also probably have to forfeit his scholarship and go to jail. Marcus’s mother will have to deal with her son being in prison and that she won’t be able to actually be with him for a long time.

                Eddie didn’t want to have to go to jail and forfeit his scholarship so he didn’t want Marcus to snitch on him. Marcus got kicked off the basketball team and he let the team down because they weren’t as good without him. The author made the big issue immediate and personal by making it impact one character but most of them. The big issue also made two great friends grow apart which happens a lot in life.