Won't Know 'Til I Get There (4-27630-00)

Steve is an only child until one day his parents decide they want to adopt. They discuss it with Steve and he has no objections; he thinks it will be cool to have a little kid looking up to him and following him around. Soon Steve learns that this kid has a criminal record and is thirteen-year-old Earl Goins. Steve doesn't want to look weak or un-cool to Earl so he decides to spray-paint "Royal Visigoths" on an old train, but the whole gang gets caught and is forced to work at Micheaux House. They all learn that there is more to people then meets the eye.
I enjoyed reading this book because I haven't read anything quite like it before. It has a good life-lesson that I think everyone should know and respect. The characters are witty and sarcastic, and I think anyone in middle school would enjoy reading it.

Kevin Buie
This story is about a family with only one sibling named Steve. His two best friends are, High-Note and Patty, and they play baseball, basketball, and hang out everyday. One day, his parents call him to the kitchen and asked him a lot of questions, and then they said that they have given it a lot of thought, and they thought it would be best to adopt a child Steve's age. When the orphan showed up, it was the Juvenile Delinquent, thirteen-year-old Earl Goins.
This book would be better for younger children because it teaches you a lesson about, that mean kids can be nice if you are nice back.

Won't Know Till I Get
There
" The Adopted Kid"

This story is about a family that has lived their life
with one child and has done well. His name is Steve. He is 14 years old and enjoys his life with his friends; Hi-Note,
and Patty. Steve gets called into the living room one day and is asked many questions. It started off. "Me and your mother have given it a whole lot of thought, and we would like to bring another child into the house". That's when all the action began. I thought the book was very interesting. It let me know that a lot of people who are struggling with the same situation around the world every single day. The book would especially be good for young kids. Young kids would enjoy listening to a story like that. My favorite character in the story is Hi-Note. He tries his hardest to be tough with Steve's adopted brother Earl. Anyway, Hi-Notes personality is so predictable from my prospective. All through the story you can predict what he is going to do or say.
He kind of reminds me of myself. I like basketball and love to hang out with my best friend. I also like to pick fights with people that are smaller than me, but stronger.

This story is about a group of four kids that get into trouble with the law.As punishment the kids have to help the senior citizens that live at Micheaux House Senior citizens home.The senior citizens that live there are both black and white.After
reading this book you will find out that the senior citizens home might get closed down. In order to try to save the home the senior citizens decide to open a deli and the kids help.

I thought this book was funny because of the waythe people talk and the the words that they use. The pedicaments that the kids and the senior citizens get intoare pretty funny also.Plus the problem in this story probably happens every day,and this book tells you about a group of people that are different nationalities and age s worked together to try to save a senior citizens home. So all in all I thought this book was funny and realistic.

The Worst Way To Spend Your Summer Or Is It? Four young black teens from New York are caught by the police spray painting a rail road car and are sentenced to work in an old folk's home for the summer. One of the young boys has been in trouble with the law several times before but finds he has more in common with the seniors from the home than the others. They are forced to be together, none or them liking the circumstances that brought them together; however, as they get to know each other they find their lives are changed. Earl, the boy who has been in trouble before is living with Steve and Steve's parents on a trial basis but wants to have a permanent home. The book is written as if Steve Perry is writing to his journal. If you like good humor mixed with serious problems dealing with old age then you would like this book as I did.