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Awesome! It starts out with a teenage (freshman) kid. He’s skinny, tying out for football (quarterback), and can take many a hit. So after the coach says he might make a quarterback (code for come back tomorrow) he gets off the field and as he is walking the “camera” shall we say switches to a senior with a devious mind and the power to use it. This guys’ name is Archie, and he is the Assigner for the vigils a notorious school gang that holds nearly all the power. Of course The Vigils have a president and many members but they’re like moochers, sucking up Archie’s glory. Archie chooses who gets what assignment, however there has to be some kind of “control”, something to prevent Archie from going over the top and assigning something insane. This “control” is the Black Box, in the box is five marbles. Four of them are white and one is black. After an assignment is given, the assigner must stick his hand in the box and draw one marble. If the marble is white then the assignment is carried out by the chosen student. However if the marble is black Archie loses and must carry out the assignment himself… I’d tell you more but I don’t want to spoil the book for you! I personally enjoyed this book and would recommend it to everybody and anybody who has even basic abilities to read. Yes it is that awesome.
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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
ackmed the dead terrorist, November 14, 2007
Awesome! It starts out with a teenage (freshman) kid. He’s skinny, tying out for football (quarterback), and can take many a hit. So after the coach says he might make a quarterback (code for come back tomorrow) he gets off the field and as he is walking the “camera” shall we say switches to a senior with a devious mind and the power to use it. This guys’ name is Archie, and he is the Assigner for the vigils a notorious school gang that holds nearly all the power. Of course The Vigils have a president and many members but they’re like moochers, sucking up Archie’s glory. Archie chooses who gets what assignment, however there has to be some kind of “control”, something to prevent Archie from going over the top and assigning something insane. This “control” is the Black Box, in the box is five marbles. Four of them are white and one is black. After an assignment is given, the assigner must stick his hand in the box and draw one marble. If the marble is white then the assignment is carried out by the chosen student. However if the marble is black Archie loses and must carry out the assignment himself… I’d tell you more but I don’t want to spoil the book for you! I personally enjoyed this book and would recommend it to everybody and anybody who has even basic abilities to read. Yes it is that awesome.(14 of 31 readers found this comment helpful)