Summary Of The Library Card By Jerry Spinelli

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The book I read was called “The Library Card” written by Jerry Spinelli. The

setting of the story was a cold November. There are four main characters in each four sections.
The first section’s main character is Mongoose, (Jamie Hill) who is a 12 year old boy with a

friend named Weasel, (Bobby Morgan). It takes place in a rural area. They are the first to

find the library card. Brenda is the second section’s main character, who is addicted to television. This takes place in her house. Sonseray, the third section’s main character is a child who lives with his uncle, who is a migrant worker. It takes place in his uncle’s car, where he lives. The fourth section’s main character is April Mendez, who moves to a mushroom farm for her father’s

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