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Crash
by Jerry Spinelli
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The activities of a school bully as told from the bully's perspective. Shallow, vain, and arrogant seventh-grader Crash Coogan has been bulldozing over people his entire life but his most consistent victim is Penn Webb--a Quaker who lives down the street from Crash.
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9780679979579,
Reinforced Hardcover,
Alfred a Knopf Inc,
1996
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9780679885504,
Paperback,
Random House Childrens Books,
1997
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9780679879572,
Hardcover,
Random House Childrens Books,
1996
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9780679879565,
Paperback,
Random House Inc,
1999
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9780440238577,
Paperback,
Laurel Leaf,
2004
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9781417712830,
Prebinding,
Bt Bound,
2004
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9780613018647,
Prebinding,
Bt Bound,
1999
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Publisher Notes
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
Media Reviews
"[Spinelli] has created a vulnerable hero, physically strong, who learns hard lesson in sensitivity and thoughtfulness."
Synopses
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
First Line
My real name is John. John Coogan. But everybody calls me Crash, even my parents.
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