Review for Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

The genre of the book is

• Realistic fiction

• Urban fiction

The setting of the book is

• Present day in a large city

• In the future in a small town

• Present day in a small town

The book Bruiser is told from four different characters' perspectives. These characters include:

• Brewster, Cody, Tennyson, Katrina

• Tennyson, Brewster, Bronte, Cody

• Uncle Hoyt, Brewster, Bronte, Tennyson

The following line from the text shows a change for which character? "Sure. What's a friend for if he can't take credit for punching you out?"

• Tennyson

• Bronte

• Uncle Hoyt

Tennyson and Bronte have unique names because:

• Their parents are professors of literature

• Their parents have unique names

• Their parents named them after their grandparents

Tennyson initially did not want his sister to date Brewster because:

• He is very protective of her

• He heard negative things about Brewster

• He didn't like the way Brewster looked

• All of the above

Bronte likes to take care of stray animals so she decides to help:

• Cody

• Brewster

• Tennyson

The central conflict of the book is:

• Tennyson doesn't want Bronte to be with Brewster

• The Sternbergers are not getting along

• Brewster has the ability to take pain away

The central conflict in the book can be classified as:

• Man vs. man

• Man vs. unknown

• Man vs. self

A central theme in the book is about:

• friendship

• empathy

• family