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A young boy and his friend go to watch a the final game for a hockey team, they had the chance to win for the first time in many years. The downtown core was packed with people who had been watching the game, when the home town team loses. The alcohol fuelled spectators react to this the way that you might not associate with a team losing a game. There are riots throughout the downtown core, emergency crews are all over the place but people don't seem to care. There are people breaking into stores, stealing and vandalizing in general. The young boy, Daniel and his friend have had some drinks and do start to take part in the riots at first but then realize they are in more trouble than they realize. While trying to escape they let the rioters into a pizza shop where they proceed to destroy the place. Daniel realizes that things have gone way too far, incriminating pictures are taken by members of the crowd and the pizza shops owners daughter. In the aftermath of the whole event Daniel is treated like a hero while his friend is treated like a villain. He fights with himself about turning himself in and deciding what the right thing would be to do.
This book would appeal to the higher end of the Jr High grades (8 and 9) and perhaps lower high school (10). It is a high/lo book and the reading level would be achievable for those who struggle but is still dealing with a topic that they might be struggling with themselves or something that they could relate with (the use of alcohol). The book doesn't really let you know what happens to Daniel once he has come clean about his part in the riot. You don't get told what happened at home or that even when you make the correct choice there is still consequences.
Rating: 3.5/5
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