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Class The Boy Who Owned The School Gary Paulsen Copyright date: 1990 Pages: 85 A.R level 5.5 Points 2.0

The main character in this story is Jacob Freisten**.** He Goes to middle school but hates being noticed because he is geeky. He liked a girl named Maria Tresser, but he didn't like his teacher, Mrs. Hilsak. Jacob was a geeky weak nerd who didn't like to be noticed. He is in the play Wizard Of Oz but he just does the smoke machine. He has to work the smoke machine or he will fail his class**.** He is failing because he sits in the back of the room and daydreams about Maria and whenever the teacher calls on him he doesn't know what to say.
 * Character analysis**

**Setting** The setting of this story mostly takes place in the school. Jacob hates to be noticed in school. He hated gym class because he wasn't athletic. "Fun. Gym, he thought, rounding the corner by the locker room, was such fun.(p.20)." Another setting in this story is the school play. Jacob had to work the fog machine so after school he usually went there.

**Problem analysis** In this book there is two problems for Jacob. The first problem in this story is Jacob doesn't want to be noticed by anybody because he is geeky and doesn't want anybody making fun of him. His plan to not be noticed is to go in the back door by the jocks, but if he gets noticed by them he gets stuffed in the trash can. The other problem in the story is to not be noticed by his crush Maria. It's hard not to get noticed by her because they work together in the play. His job is to work the trapdoor Maria goes into and to work the fog machine. On The Night Of The Play, Something Happens Or Does It, But I Can't Tell You So Read The Book To Find Out.

**Recommendation** I would recommend this book because its funny and cool how Jacob tries not to be seen. I would recommend this book to middle school student because it relates to geeky nerdy people who don't like being noticed. This book is realistic fiction. People who like books that are comical and funny will like this book.