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Whirligig is a 1998 novel by Paul Fleischman. It is about a teenager who builds a Whirligig in each of the corners of the United States in order to pay restitution (and to find redemption for himself) after he kills another person, by accident, in a suicide attempt by car crash.
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Oct 12, 2010 · Paperback – October 12, 2010. by Paul Fleischman (Author) 4.5 541 ratings. Teachers' pick. See all formats and editions. With a family always on the move, popularity and the ability to fit in quickly are vital to Brent Bishop's high school survival.
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May 15, 1998 · Brent Bishop longs to have the popular Brianna strolling around school on his arm. But when she rejects him at a classmate's party, Brent's hopes for popularity are instantly shattered. Devastated, he tries to destroy himself in a car crash... but instead kills an innocent girl named Lea.
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Nov 9, 1999 · 4.5 535 ratings. Teachers' pick See all teachers' picks. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $7.99 Read with our free app. Mass Market Paperback. $6.07 64 Used from $0.96 3 New from $3.25 2 Collectible from $20.00. Brent Bishop longs to have the popular Brianna strolling around school on his arm.
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May 15, 1998 · The brilliant Fleischman has written a beautifully layered, marvelously constructed novel that spins and circles in numerous directions. Readers follow the creation of each whirligig and its impact on one or more observer: a young violinist, a Holocaust survivor, a Puerto Rican street-sweeper.
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Oct 12, 2010 · When he blows his chances with the girl of his dreams in front of everyone, he's devastated. Brent tries to end it all in a fatal car crash, but instead he finds an unlikely beginning. He's sent on a journey of repentance—a cross-country trip building whirligigs.
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Dec 17, 2013 · In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and...
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Whirligig. Paul Fleischman. Laurel Leaf Books, 1999 - Juvenile Fiction - 133 pages. Through a drunk driving accident, 16-year-old Brent Bishop causes the death of a teenaged girl and is sent on...
In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and describes the many lives set into new motion by the ingenious creations Brent leaves behind.
Whirligig, by Paul Fleischman, is a 1998 YA novel about a 17-year-old boy named Brent Bishop who goes on a cross-country journey of atonement. At the outset of the novel, Brent’s family has recently moved to Chicago following his father’s promotion at work—the fourth time the family has moved.
