false <![CDATA[Whirligig]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176435317m/626186.jpg 626186 6 Brent Bishop longs to have the popular Brianna strolling around school on his arm. But when she rejects him at a classmate's party, Brent's hopes for popularity are instantly shattered. Devastated, he tries to destroy himself in a car crash... but instead kills an innocent girl named Lea.<br><br>Instead of sending him to jail, Lea's parents challenge Brent to create four whirligigs modeled on a picture of Lea and position them at the four corners of the United States. Lea's mother hopes that the whirligig that used to delight Lea will be a fitting memorial for her precious daughter. She sends Brent off with an unlimited bus ticket, a few pieces of wood, and the tools to memorialize Lea. On his mission to preserve his victim's memory, Brent ultimately rediscovers his own love of life. 612537 1998 Whirligig total:745|5:135|4:268|3:235|2:82|1:25| 745 2641 939 178 2 1 false true Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 16:35:18 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 22 17:41:38 -0800 2009 2 ESTEFANIA'S REVIEW; ESTEFANIA'S REVIEW!
Whirligig, by Paul Feishamn, wasn't your normal, everyday novel. With a confusing plot and characters that move from place to place- literally- I never really got a chance to enjoy the book.
This book was quite unique. The author incorporat...more...]]> 4 1 false true Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 19:53:20 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 19:53:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 16:06:47 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 16:23:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 24 10:35:29 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 10:41:42 -0700 2008
It starts with Brent killing Lea, the first in a series of actions that effect others. As Brent travels and builds the whirligigs in Lea's memory he grows and changes. Part of the reason...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 11:28:27 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:37:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Sep 24 19:21:07 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 19:21:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 08:38:39 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 08:45:14 -0700 2009
A high school boy named Brent who is new to town gets embarrassed and drunk at a party before he gets behind the wheel a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 08:08:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 13:07:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 22:48:27 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 12:46:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 05 09:06:15 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:49:59 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 15:10:13 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 15:10:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 06:40:45 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 06:49:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 07:59:22 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 08:02:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 19:29:05 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 19:33:17 -0800 2009
I really like Fleischman's novel. When Brent kills a girl by driving drunk (and trying to kill himself) her mother asks him to travel across the US and set up a whirligig in the four corners of the country.

What I like the most about this book is that ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 01:36:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 01:37:01 -0700 2009 I love a book that holds another book within its story. Whirlygig by Paul Fleishman does just that. Brent makes a terrible mistake one spring; in a botched suicide attempt he kills another teenager. As retribution, the girl’s mother asks him to place a ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 20:06:11 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 15:17:18 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:25:25 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:40:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:06:36 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 12:55:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 07 09:41:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:42:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 16:00:10 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 13:22:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=626186