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65 year old Chris Crutcher, is the author of fourteen books , eleven novels, two short story collections and an autobiography. Prior to his work as an author, he taught school in Washington and California and acted as director of an Oakland alternative school for nearly a decade. . Theme.
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65 year old Chris Crutcher, is the author of fourteen books , eleven novels, two short story collections and an autobiography. Prior to his work as an author, he taught school in Washington and California and acted as director of an Oakland alternative school for nearly a decade.
Theme • “Anything you want in life can be achieved by hard work, determination, and a little help from friends”.
Bo Brewster is… NOT A Superhero A Triathlete - IRONMAN -
Beginning • The book begins with Beauregard (Bo) Brewster sending a letter to Larry, from “Larry King Live”. • The novel switches periodically between narration, and letters to Larry. • Bo is beginning to train for his first Yukon Jack’s triathlon. • Bo got mad at his teacher, said something he shouldn’t have, and got sentenced to anger management. • Bo and his father got into an argument and no longer spoke to each other.
Middle • Bo thought at first that anger management wasn’t for him, but later in the story he found that it may not be so bad. • He met a girl in anger management, her name was Shelly, and she later became his girlfriend. • Shelly helped Bo train for Yukon Jack’s triathlon. • Bo trained for the swimming portion at the local pool, so did wyrack. • Wyrack was also entered into Yukon Jack’s triathlon, he was determined to take Bo down.
End • Near the end, Shelly tells Bo her life story, which is a shocking one. • Bo decided to talk to his father, to try and work something out. • The anger management group decided to help Bo at the triathlon. • Bo’s and Wyrack’s teams were neck and neck during the final stretch of the race, the swim was when the winner was determined.
Likes/ Dislikes Likes • There is more than one thing going on at a time, makes it more interesting to read. • Bo’s group helped him out during the big Yukon jack’s Triathlon. Dislikes • The way the story switched from narration to the letters to Larry, made it a little confusing at times.
MLA CITATION Crutcher, Chris. Ironman. Vol. 1. New York:Greenwillow, 2004. N. pag. 1 vols. Print.
