Who the Man

by Chris Lynch

Book Overview

Earl Pryor is the biggest 13-year-old anybody ever saw. Everyone thinks Earl is a touch man, a real man. But soon, everything Earl counts on begins to fall apart. This story of a bully whos' all grown... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0066239397
• ISBN13: 9780066239392
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Who the Man

Earl is the giant of his school, but that is nothing to be proud of. He might be as large as an oak and stronger than a bear, but he is still thirteen on the inside. People see only the outside and just want to fight or take advantage of him. Being the strongest person around will not save Earl as his world collapses around him. The central conflict was depressing because many people, even his friends, misunderstood him throughout the book. The main problem had a true-to-life scenario that made it interesting and stimulating. I did not like when his friends mistreated him or misunderstood him. Chris Lynch did a phenomenal job writing Who the Man. Every sentence paints a vivid image. This book deserves more praise than received. I felt bad for him when his small sanctuary was destroyed; it was a place where he could escape harsh reality, if only for a moment. The thing that appeals to me the most in this tale is that Lynch lets me know exactly what Earl is thinking. You will find yourself looking through different eyes and having bigger shoes as you are shoved into Earl's life.

Who the Man

Who the Man by Chris Lynch is a must read for teenagers and all people who work with teenagers. This book tells the story of Earl, a thirteen year old boy, who deals with problems at home and school. He is bigger than everyone else and everyone thinks he is a bully, but he is quite the opposite. He learns the hard way what true friendship is all about and how to lobe both parents even though they divorce. This book is sad at times, but it is hard for the reader to put it down because of its strong conflicts and hopeful out come. Earl is misunderstood by many people, even by his friends. There is conflict between Earl and his friends. His friends make him do things he really does not want to do. They use him to get stuff that they want like beer, because he is big. In the halls at school, they act like Earl is important to them, but behind his back they treat him badly. Things are not any better at home. Earl sees his drunken father with another woman. He punches him in the bar. This is only one of many incidents that confuse Earl throughout the story but in the end he is not angry anymore. To deal with his problems, Earl goes to his quit places. He likes Pryor Church and his room. He talks to himself and God. This helps him calm down and work through his problems. Any one who reads this book will think it is dismal most of the time, but they will be glad that Earl amends things with his friends and his parents. Even when his parents divorce, he can see all of his friends and both of his parents. The conflicts are true to life, and this makes the book interesting and exciting.

Who the Man

Who the man? was the question that many people asked in Earls school.Earl is a thirteen year old teen that is really tall and people cant understand him.Because people always want to fight him but he dosent like to fight.So all he does is defend him self. I because everybody thinks hes a bully,but hes really not.He is just calm and normal like everybody else.Even though everybody judge him by how he looks.Also because they explained what what was going very good.Many times it was in an action scene and they explained perfectly with perfect words that I can auctually visualize what was going on.I recommend this book to people who get judged by the way they look.It talks about things that happen in real life.This book would be good for two people to read together,so they can share opinions.

Book review on Who The Man

The book Who The Man was a great book. IT's about this boy and everyone think hes a bully, but he's not. They say that because he's really big and buff. He spends more time with his dad then his other family.Some of the main characters are Earl,Bobby,and his dad. I like this book becuase it's funny how everyone thinks he's a bully but he's not that type of person that would bully little kids around,but if he was a bully he would be very mean becuase he's so big. I recommend this book to people that think they're bullys because it shows that if your'e big you don't have to be a bully.