whirligig post #1

Brent who is the main character of whirligig is facing lots of challenges in his life. He has the normal stress of a 16 year old boy but also the added fact that he is depressed and has accidentally killed someone. to help the family of the young girl who was killed, Brent agrees to the families condition. He will go to the four corners of the united states and build a whirligig resembling the girl, with her name on it. Brent who has moved frequently but who's most resent location is Chicago, agrees to do this because he hopes to learn more about why he felt the way he did during the accident (suicidal), get away from is over protective parents, and help the family. During the accident right before Brent let go of the wheel thoughts passed through his mind. One of the thoughts was "You have the power to end you're life". In this moment i could not help thinking that Brent was having some problems before. Just because he got embarassed at the part does not mean he should go off and try to end his life. Yes he was under the influence, but there must have been some problems before. out of ten i would give this book a(n) 8. The writing is good, but im just not far info in the book to actually get an idea of it. But i cant wait.