Luke+Stickle

= Plot Summary- =

// Full Tilt //

By: Neal Shusterman
Mystery/Thriller

Full Tilt is a book about two brothers, Blake and Quinn. The brothers go to a carnival because Quinn loves carnivals. A girl Cassandra meets Blake at a carnival booth for a ring toss. Blake gets a card from her with a spiral circle on it. Quinn takes the card and goes to the carnival, but the catch is, you can't leave until you have ridden seven rides; no more, no less. When Blake has to fight through the thrill of rides and finding his brother, it's up to him whether he makes it out by sunrise with Quinn or not.

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= About the Author- =

Neal Shusterman was raised in Brooklyn, New York. As a teenager, Neal loved to write stories and writing in general. When his family moved to Mexico City, he graduated and less than a year later, Neal wrote his very first movie script. Not only does Neal Shusterman write novels, he also writes stage plays and TV episodes. The thing that contributes to his writing the most was working as a camp counselor at the same camp he went to as a child. While at the camp, Neal would tell the kids stories every night around the camp fire. Another one of his inspirations was his 9th grade English teacher who would give him the opportunity to write one story each month for extra credit. Now, Neal enjoys writing novels and speaking to schools

= Other Works by Neal Shusterman- = // Unwind // // Everlost // // The Schwa Was Here // // Dead Locks // // The Shadow Club // // Downsiders // // Speeding Bullet // // The Dark Side of Nowhere // // The Eyes of Kid Midas // // Everwild // // Bruiser // // Red Rider's Hood // // Duckling Ugly // // Antsy Does Time //

= Social Issue Relevance- = The social relevance in this book is divorce affects on children. When Blake and Quinn were two and four, their dad walked out on them. The research that I had looked up, is that divorce mainly affects the kids. Like in Full Tilt, Quinn is a rebel who has tons of piercings, and listens to loud music. Now research also states that divorce causes drug/alcohol abuse. In a part of the book, it states that Blake had thought to himself...Quinn doesn't do speed, he does acceleration.

= Dramatization of the Book- = Quinn- Blake- Cassandra- Mom-

= About the Reader- = My name is Luke and I am 14 years old. I have 2 sisters, Lauren and Mallory and 1 brother, Adam. I like playing Xbox and chilling with my friends. My favorite sports are football and basketball.