Palmer LaRue hat den Tag gefürchtet, an dem er 10 Jahre alt wird. In seiner Stadt bekommen 10-Jährige beim jährlichen Familienfest der Stadt, dem Pigeon Day, wo 5.000 Tauben zu sehen sind, den Job als „Wringer“. aus Kisten befreit und in einem Wettbewerb um einen Scharfschützenpreis abgeschossen. Die Geschichte folgt Palmers Reise von einem Leben, das von Angst und der Sehnsucht getrieben wird, akzeptiert zu werden, zu einem Leben, in dem er das Selbstvertrauen gewinnt, für das einzustehen, woran er glaubt.
Schüler können eine Charakterkarte verwenden, um Charaktereigenschaften, Herausforderungen, Wachstum und mehr in Wringer von Jerry Spinelli zu verfolgen!
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PALMER "SNOTS" LaRUE
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BEANS (ARTHUR)
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MUTTO (BILLY)
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HENRY (GEORGE)
DOROTHY GRUZIK
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MOTHER
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FATHER
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NIPPER
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