King+of+the+Mild+Frontier,+3

=King of the Mild Frontier, 3=

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Wiki Post 3:
Why do you think memoir is important for us to read? What does memoir offer us as readers and human beings?

May 2: I think that memoirs are important to read because it shows us what to, or not to do. It shares experiences with us and teaches us what to do in different situations. For example, in this book Chris has many problems, and he tells how he deals with them. This shows us how we could deal with a similar situation. I’m always told to “learn from my mistakes,” and in memoirs we learn from other peoples mistakes. This is why memoirs help us learn. -Peter D.

April 30: I think that reading memoir is important for us to read because it is based on real people and all the stories are true stories that can help us learn more about life. It offers us a lot as human beings, because unlike regular books, memoirs all true and when we read about amazing things, we are amazed, while if we read the same thing in a regular book, we might think: “Every author could write that, but actually do it… now that would be amazing!” I also believe once we know it’s true, it is more affective and if it was meant to change us it would more. -Eran B.

April 30:  I think memoir is important for us to read because I think it’s easier to handle life when you read what other people have done in situations you might go through. It offers us choices. For example, if the main character of a memoir is auditioning for a play and they practice for a really long time and they get the main role, that would show the reader that maybe if one practices more often, then one might improve. -Aliya May 1: I think we need to read memiors because it can teach us about what to do in similar situations. Also, it can help us make sure things aren't repeated that could be bad. For example, if we constantly fight with our sibilings memiors can help us learn about what we could do to stop it. Also, it could show us what happened to other sibilings who constantly fought. Also, if we read a more serious book about the holocaust, then we can learn about the situation that caused it and we could make sure it does not occur again. ~Ariel

Wiki Post 2:
April 16: What suprised me What suprised me the most was what Chris had to go through to get into the C Club. I understand that they want to have an initiation but I think what they made Chris do was way overboard. I thought it was really mean having them strip naked, eat a raw oyster and pull it back up with string, and then having them pick up an olive with their butt and then making them put it in a shoe and then eat it. I think that is disgusting. I understand if they wanted to make them go through a little thing but not that big and humiliating. ~Ariel S When we read the first pages we expected it to be written in a different style. We didn't think it would skip around as much like how it goes from the author being 10 to 30 and back to 10. ~Ariel and Aliya April 16:What made me laugh out loud What made me laugh out loud was when Chris's brother told him Jesus had an older brother named Esus. I thought this was funny because Chris believed it and it was so incredibe how John [Chris's brother] thought of it so quickly. John is always thinking of clever ways to get out of trouble and they always seem to work. By far, John is my favorite character in the book. -Aliya

What surprised me was how the author had so many funny stories. I personally, have a few funny moments in my life, but not anywhere near enough to write a whole book about. The author has story after story of him being a goofball and embarrassing himself. I can't even imagine having that many silly moments. But what really surprised me was that this guy had the guts to write a whole book about him being a moron, I know I wouldn't want to write a book with all of my stupid and babyish moments, for the whole world to read. Especially when the author describes his big embarrassing basketball story, where is fake teeth fall out, it really made me think, "What would inspire this guy to write this book?” -Peter D

What surprised me was the way Chris acts. I was familiar with the term "anger management issue", and even thought my mom has it, but after reading about this kid, I could swear a million times she doesn't. It is actually pretty funny sometimes. Like for example how he used to cry all the time when he was young just because he was pissed off he finished all his cookies, how he said he got into a fight once because of his anger issue, or how he cracked the mirror and was proud of it. Overall, I find this funny and surprising all at the same time. -Eran B

Wiki Post 1: Conflict
April 16: Conflict One conflict Chris faces is he is always getting embarassed. Whether it is from sports or girls he can never seem to get things right. For example, when Chris wants to impresss his crush Paula, he tries to play in their game of softball by running for a girl who doesn't want to run. But, instead of him showing off he gets hit in the head with the bat and looses some of his teeth. Also, Chris's school is very small so you have to play sports. One basketball game he is trying to impress a girl at a different school, but instead of catching the ball he was staring at the girl and gets hit in the head and his teeth fall back out. Chris just tries to ignore it and fix it by trying to impress her in a different way. ~Ariel S

April 16: Conflict Chris Crutcher has a huge mouth. Whenever he is told something he believes it and has to brag to his classmates of his new found piece of knowledge. One example is when his brother, John, told him Jesus had an older, smarter, brother named Esus. Of course, Chris goes off to tell his Sunday School friends what he just found out. As a result, Chris is kicked out of Sunday School and out comes his bawlbaby side. He cries and of course doesn't learn his lesson. -Aliya