Twerp
By: Mark Goldblatt
About the book
Julian Twerski is the main character of the book. He's a very good kid but he made a lot of mistakes. His teacher Mr. Selkirk told him if he wrote a journal about all his screw ups, then he could skip out on writing about Shakespeare. One of his mistakes caused him and his friends to get one week of suspension, the story that Mr. Selkirk wants to hear the most. This book is about the different experiences he had in his life and the disastrous results.
Main characters of the story
Julian - The main character
Lonnie - One of Julian's friends
Eduardo - The fastest kid in the school.
Danley - The victim
Jillian - Lonnie's crush
Pictures that relate to the book
An Algebra problem
This picture relates to the book because it shows that Julian is very smart. All his friends thought as him as the smart one. In the chapter, The Truth Comes Out, Jillian says the Julian, "The girls in class think you're so smart."
A Journal
This picture relates to the book because this book is about Julian writing all his stories into a journal to skip out of class work. In the chapter, The Pigeons of Ponzini, it says, "I have to write something, and it has to be long, on account of the thing that happened over winter recess..."
A Detention Room
This picture relates to the book because Julian got suspended for doing something over winter recess. In the chapter, The Pigeons of Ponzini, it says, "So I guess I deserved to get suspended like the rest of them."
Review of the book
I thought Twerp was a amazing book. It had lots of comedy in it and also some violence. This book gave a really good message for not bullying other kids. There is a lot of positives messages in the story like doing what you know is right. For example, Julian took home a Pigeon instead of killing it because it had a broken wing. In the chapter, The Pigeons of Ponzini, Julian says, "Ill take it home." This book is a page turner and a sunshine state book. I recommend reading this book for ages 10+ and this book is 9 AR points.
Where this book can be found
The book Twerp can be found at the Nolan Middle School library, on iBooks for $6.99 and on amazon for around $7.
Link for the book on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Twerp-Mark-Goldblatt/dp/0375971459/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444753553&sr=8-1&keywords=twerp