Criss Cross

The novel, Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, has 337
pages telling the story of some kids' lives. The kids' names
are Hector, Debbie, Phil, Rowanne, Lenny, and Patty. It
also tells about the challenges the children have to
overcome during the time period of their lives. All of the
kids share the same character traits; they are all caring and
adventurous.
Adventurous and caring describe the kids' personalities.
Debbie and her friend, Peter, are both caring when Peter's
grandmother needs to go to the hospital, they find a way to
get her there, even though they have to put an effort into
looking for a way. They are also adventurous when Debbie
needs to remember how to start a car with a dead battery
and she needs to drive (without her permit) Peter's
grandmother to the hospital. Lenny is adventurous when he
teaching Debbie how to drive without his dad's permission,
when it is his dad's car.Hector is also adventurous when he
decides to take guitar lessons when no one else will. I
connected this story to myself and my friends because we
will do just about anything for each other. I would
recommend this book, I thought it was very well written!