Summary Of Wringer By Jerry Spinelli

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The book Wringer is a book that explains the life of an average ten year old kid who really does not fit in his community because he does not want to wring the necks of pigeons . Everyone wrings pigeons necks when they turn ten years old and most kids are excited for it.

Wringer written by Jerry Spinelli is a great book for people like myself who love animals and never want to see anything bad happen to them. It is a very sweet book about a boy named Palmer LaRue, who takes in a pigeon as a pet in a community that hates pigeons they have a special festival just to shoot the birds and for those who survive wounded get their necks wrung by ten year old boys. The book is written in third person limited you only know the thoughts and feelings

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