Josh Stuckman’s Reviews > Time Bomb > Status Update

Eddie puts a lock on the hut and doesn't let Andy and the rest of the friends inside. Andy and Eddie go to the local mall which is a little out of they're zone so they go without telling their parents. Andy see's his dad at the mall with a coworker and says hes looking for a gift for his moms birthday coming up.

Andy and his friends were playing at the bomb building when they saw a piece of metal in the ground. Manny and Bob started to dig only to realize it was bomb. Andy, Manny and bob all wanted to report it but Ed for some reason doesn't want to, he calls it his bomb.

The author makes the characters believable by making them act like kids do in real life. For example they go out and hang out with each other and do kid stuff.

The protagonist is currently worried about his friend not being able to come out of his house for acting up. He's also just found out that the bomb building where him and his friends play is getting replaced with houses. His sister has now left and he is the only kid left in his house.

During the last day of school Andy's friend Eddie gets paddled for getting in trouble and is later dismissed from school for being disrespectful. Andy and the rest of his friends get let of school for summer. We're introduced to the bomb site which is the place where they like to hang out.

The protagonist is very loyal to his best friends, trying to get his friend out of trouble. He is respectful to his teacher and principle but he doesn't like that they don't believe him or his friends.