The Juvie Three - A blog post about messing up

I chose to read this book because I used to read a lot of Gordan Korman in Elementary school. Something I see Korman do a lot is use kids instead of adults to do what adults usually do. Plan and execute heists, and driving getaway cars. But also a reader of his work, can see that there is always a lesson to be learned, at the end of his books, such as in this one.

The Juvie Three is a novel by Gordan Korman, about three juvenile delinquents who get a chance of redemption. Gecko Fosse, getaway car driver, Terrence Florian, who ran one of the worst gangs in Chicago, and Arjay Moran, charged with murder. All these convicts are chosen to paricipate in an experiment, to live in a halfway house in New York, run by former delinquent, Douglas Healy. Like Cornling in his novel I am the Cheese, Korman chooses a very interesting way of telling the story, from all the character's point of view, to give multiple points of thought.

Teenagers can relate to The Juvie Three because most teenagers have been given a second chance, when they have messed up. Especially in middle school where there are a lot of chances to mess up. I know from personal experience from being the procrastinator I am, that you can mess up a lot on schoolwork. And sometimes you are given second chances, and it is wise to give them to people at this age, because being a middle schooler.

Another example reoccurs throughout the book as well. It is making the right decisions. Whether to do what you are told or to do what you think is right. At one part in the story, Gecko is in a relationship with the daughter of one of the most wealthy men in New York City. When the father finds out, he sends a police officer, who is a friend of his, to tell him to break up with his daughter. Gecko must choose to do what he is told, rather than what he thinks is right, to stay with her. Teenagers can relate to this because there are many times where we are under pressure to do something which seems like the right thing to do, (for instance being peer pressured into doing something wrong), and we have to choose whether to do what we think is right or what we are told to do.

Overall, The Juvie Three is a worthwhile book to read. As well as having an excellent, and well crafted storyline, teenagers can learn quite a few lessons from Gecko, Terrence and Arjay. This is a definite good read