Period.8 by Chris Crutcher

This realistic fiction is by far my least favorite of all the novels. Based on the story of a boy who is on the swimming team and a large majority of the story takes place during period 8. However, there were characters that appeared throughout the novel, but never stuck around to the end of the book. This book for me was kind of all over the place and honestly just not for me. If teachers could use this novel for something, I believe it would have to be core writing techniques that could makes stronger writers.