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The Cruisers (Cruisers, #1)

by Walter Dean Myers

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Devon G said: " Genre: Realistic Fiction
Author: Walter Dean Myers

Summary:
It's modern day, and the Cruisers are given the task to settle a war between the North and South in a school event taking place in the historical period of late-colonial times. The Cruisers (a Genre: Realistic Fiction
Author: Walter Dean Myers

Summary:
It's modern day, and the Cruisers are given the task to settle a war between the North and South in a school event taking place in the historical period of late-colonial times. The Cruisers (a newspaper team)have to succeed in keeping the peace or they face being expelled. Most of the members in the Cruisers are African American, making this more then just the grade. The Cruisers must make their moves cleverly, but at the same time restrain themselves from releasing personal their own personal vendetta. The Cruisers also have to deal with the school athletes, Alvin and his crew. Alvin's crew works together as the South, supporting slavery. With Alvin and his violent crew representing the south, things begin to take a turn when one of the members of the Cruisers gets into a fight with them. The Cruisers are assisted by a son of a teacher, who helps defend them. At the ending, the Cruisers begin a event where all members wear a sign around their necks that demoralize slavery and change the minds of many. In the end, they serve their job as peacemakers and keep their student role at Da Vinci Academy.

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I did enjoy this book, but I felt it was short at times and rushed. The book is relatively short, but for some that is a plus. Sometimes it seemed like there was another book before this because some of the characters were hard getting to know and relatively unknown. This book is supposedly the first book of a series, so they probably expand onto the stories of those characters later on. The actions the characters took in order to get the point across that slavery was bad were creative and stood out. I can understand some of the feelings in the book where the Cruisers felt they were being discriminated against, even with it just being an event. The part that really stood out for me was the ending where they had the protest going on. That seemed like such a good way to persuade others to join his cause. Overall, I would recommend this book to a friend. ...more "

Sep 25, 2012 06:25PM · see review