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=New Boy=

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 * Author: Julian Houston**
 * Genre: Realistic-fiction**
 * Setting: Fancy private school in Connecticut, Virginia, and Harlem, New York, 1950's**
 * Main Characters**: Rob, Rob's parents,Gordie, Paulette and Vinnie

// This is an exciting and interesting﻿ story that will keep you begging for more! Next time your'e looking for a good book, consider New Boy. You won't be dissapointed! //


 * __Summary of the Plot__**

New Boy is a realistic fiction book about a boy named Rob Garret who is attending a fancy boys boarding school. He is the first African American boy at the school's history. Can he fit in with all the other boys? And who will his friends be? Rob is treated like a shadow, like he's not even there. Will raceism catch up to Rob and his family?

An interesting part of the book was when Rob went into the school cafeteria and everyone turned their heads in shock that there was a black boy at there school. Also, another part I found interesting was when a group of rowdy rascals rampage Rob's friend, Vinnie. They make fun of Vinnie for his Italian heritage and family background. I could tell Rob was going to do the right thing and stand up for Vinnie. In another part of the book, after Rob went to a night club, Malcom X's men threatened Rob. They insulted him, so he stood up for himself. And finally, when Rob and his friends were plotting to do something to end segrigation in their hometown.

The climax of the story was fantastic! It ended when someone unknown came and beat up the boys from the sit-in. All of them had to go to the hospital, but they all lived. And when Rob got back to school, he found out that his friend Vinnie was moving from the school. He was being bullied, and he had had enough. But when Vinnie's dad came to get him in a limo, the door opens to find... Rob's childhood idol, the famous boxer, Joe Louis!!! He had come with Vinnie's dad to pick Vinnie up. So Rob got to meet his hero in the end. =__Evaluation__= =I enjoyed this book very much. It had a strong, moving story, and believable characters. There was some difficult vocabulary, and some strong language. It gave some good information on segrigation, and what it was like to live during that time. Overall, a very good book. I would recomend it to people who like realistic-fiction.= = = =__Links__= [|This gives good backgroud info]. about this time in history. I chose this site, because it explains some of what happend in that time period. I think this is a very good site for learning about this time in history.