A Quaker is someone who doesn't believe in violence. Penn Webb, the dorky, geeky, neighbor

Of John (Crash) Coogan is a Quaker. Crash, the main character and narrator goes through many changes

Throughout the story of this book that spans seven years. Penn moves to Pennsylvania where Crash lives

In first grade and when Crash first saw him with his buttons that said "Flickertail" or "Peace," he

Immediately knew they wouldn't be friends. When they enter sixth grade, Crash's would be best friend

Mike Deluca moves to the neighborhood and have fun pulling pranks on Webb because he is considered

A "nerd."

Fastforward to seventh grade and you'll see Crash and Mike are star football players of their

School. This fiction book is high in standards in its genre. I recommend this book to every and anyone

Who likes reading books. It was very good in my opinion because books like this usually take me about

Two to three days. It took me only one day to finish this page-turner! It was also easy to concentrate

On reading this book because it's easy to understand and you won't find any large words that you would

Need to scramble for a dictionary.

I would like to write a brief summary of the plot so here it is for this great book. After the events

Of the three children moving into the neighborhood and going to seventh grade, Mike and John (Crash) are

The popular jocks of the school. But, when a new girl comes to school, Crash finds himself in love. The

New girl, Jane Forbes, doesn't like Crash because he acts like a jerk at a school dance but she likes Webb

Which really gets him mad. As he goes for football tryouts, Webb goes for cheerleading and he's

Accepted! During the course of the year and when Mike takes a prank too far (which I will not give away)

Crash starts to realize if he wants to be who he is or if he wants to be who he should be. This book is a

Really good story and if you know how to read, you should read it!

Crash is a not very nice 7th grader who knows he is the best athlete in school and let's everyone know it. He loves being on the football team and scoring the most touchdowns. He can't stand his neighbor, Penn, who is a Quaker and vegetarian and always perky. He won't even shoot back with a water gun. Crash and his best friend, Mike, play many pranks on Penn but he is still cheerful. One day, Crash's beloved grandfather has a stroke and Crash's life starts to turn around. He becomes nice to his little sister and stops playing jokes on Penn. Finally, he makes the biggest choice of his life when he lets Webb win a big relay race to impress Webb's great-grandfather. It's a good-strange feeling for Crash. Now they are best friends! I think this is a great book for everyone, even if you don't like football.

Crash is a good football player. He is rude, outspoken, popular, cocky, a bully and thinks he is cool. His real name is John Patrick Coogan, but everyone calls him Crash. In first grade Penn Webb moves in from North Dakota. Crash always picks on Penn. Then in sixth grade Mike moves in and helps Crash pick on Penn. For example, when they poured mustard in his shoes. In seventh grade Crash's grandfather moves in and Crash is ecstatic. He likes to spend time with Scooter. Then something goes terribly wrong and Scooter goes to the hospital. This is when you see Crash start to change. If you want to see what happens, you should read this book!

The story had very funny language. It kept me interested while reading it. The personalities of the characters were well chosen. It is a definite must read!

Good, but most of the illustration are B/W reproductions of color artworks.

What would you do if the moon offered you a ride? If you're not sure, then this is the book for you. With matter-of-fact humor, Harriet Ziefert shows the reader what and what not to do if you are fortunate enough to catch a moonride. The muted colors of the simple illustrations contribute to its bedtime appropriateness, while the background texture and visible crayon strokes add interest to capture the attention. And by bringing the intangible into the realm of a child's every day world, this pleasant picture book is sure to encourage good dreams and a healthy imagination.

Shakespeare fans are in for a great surprise. I was enthralled at the idea of listing down analogies from Shakespeare's works onto organisational management concepts. And not exactly in a humorous sense. The book was great reading for a one-flight journey. Some analogies like the one about Murphy's Law seemed contrived but you have to give it to Jay for equating Shakespeare with the likes of Scot Adams and other pioneers of economics and management concepts... Also serves as a fairly complete reference guide to own, for those who read parts of Shakespeare and said "Oh even in that era, the business fundamentals were the same, and Shakespeare sure appreciated them"!