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Updated November 21, 2003
Whirligig, by Paul Fleischman (Young Adult)
Brent Bishop wants to be part of the in-group in high school, but in chasing this dream he makes a fatal mistake and kills someone with his car. The mother of his victim issues part of his sentence. She decrees that he must go on a cross-country journey building whirligigs as he goes. The story alternates between his building of the whirligigs and the discovery of them by others. His wind toys bring love to a Maine schoolgirl, and understanding to a distraught Miami street sweeper. They transform a hard driving parent in Washington and cheer a glum San Diego teenager.
Whirligig reveals the myriad mysterious links created by our actions.