The Jacket

by Andrew Clements

Book Overview

Phil believes Daniel stole his brother's jacket, until he learns that he is wrong. This causes Phil to think hard about his feelings and beliefs about people. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689860102
• ISBN13: 9780689860102
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 89 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

the greatest book ever

the story i am going to tell you about is,The Jacket. the genre is relistic ficsion. the setting of this book is at the school and home. the problem is that phil thought that danial stole his brodhers jacket. first,phil and his brother go on a bus. then phils brother ran to class,he forgot his jacket and his lunch money. then phil was walking down the hallway, when he saw a black kid wearing his brothers jacket. so phil ran up to the kid and said"hey thats my brother's jacket. then phil grabbed the kid by the jacket. then the kid said" who are you,let go of me.then the teacher came and sended them to the prinsiple's office. the prinsipl said"dannial?phill? wut is the reason for this?dannial you first. then dannial said" well i was walking dowd the hall, talking with my friends when this kid comes up to me and grabs me by my jacket. the prinsiple said"now your turn phil. phill said" well me and my brother were coming to school,my brother ran off and forgot his lunch money,and i was going to give it to him,when i saw this kid wearing my brother's jacket. dannial said"liar this is my jacket. his fists redey to punch.the prinsipal said" boys stop, phil continue. phil said" well that is my jacket, look yourself it says ricci de roma . so the principal looked at the jaket and it said ricci de roma. so the principal said"well your both right,ill go call dannial's mom. so she went to call her. dannials mom said"the jacket wasgiven by dannial's grandmother. so the principal told dannial and phil wut her mom said. so the principal told them to leave, it's over. so they left. I liked the part when phil grabbed the dannial by the jacket. I disliked the part when the teacher stoped the fight. this is what my story is all about.

The Jacket

I think that this book was a story about a boy that learns about the issues between blacks and whites.The two boy's in this story ask themselfs question that might lead these boy in the right or wrong path.In this book I felt disappionted at how the other boy reacted to the other "[I mean how phil acted when he saw his brother's jacket on daniel.]" And when phil told daniel that his grandmother was aworker in phil's houes, he didn't have to tell him that. I was so mad but that's just my opion.

be careful when you make accusstion

(1) A boy who thought that someone stole him brothers jacket. But it turn out that the boy now his grandma so he didn't steal it. They went to the office and they call their moms and it turned out to be his brothers jacket but his mom gave it to the other boy. (2) I like it because it has a good ending and a great beginging just like I thought it would. But I really didn't like the middle of the book. (3)It has irony.I think that it is irony because I thought he was going to have to give the jacket back. But he didn't have to because his grandma works for the other guys mother (4) I recommend this book to anyone who like realist books and for people who like to guess on the book and other things happen

Good Book

This book has a wonderful plot and theme. It starts off with a white boy accusing an African-American boy of stealing his brother's jacket. The principal is then involved... after a talk in her office the African-American boy refuses to wear the jacket because he learns that it was given to him, he thinks that it was charity. Later, after much thought the white boy wonders whether or not he accused the boy just because he was black and whether or not he regards them as the same standard as other white kids. Do you?This was a very interesting, thought-provoking book.