Deadline

Now that we have to read a second book, I chose to read Deadline by Chris Crutcher. This book is about a student who is just starting his senior in high school and he went into the doctors to get a physical for sports. The doctor had some news for him and wanted him and his parents to come in so he could give them the news. He went to see his doctor without his parents (his parents did not even know that the doctor wanted to see them) and the news that was so important for them to see him was that he had rare form of cancer and is only expected to live for one more year. I chose to read this book because when I was just starting my freshman year in high school, my family got the news that my grandma had cancer and only had a year to live. Then we got the news that she only had five to eight months to live. She made it to eight months. She passed away on May 26, 2005, a couple days before my sister graduated from high school. I think that I will somewhat be able to relate to this character because I know what his family is going through. I am very excited to read this book.