Tex

Macomb Jr-Sr High School Book Reviews

Tex

By S.E. Hinton

How are you doing? I am fine. I have been reading a very interesting book. The renowned author S. E. Hinton wrote it. The book I am reading is called Tex. I highly recommend this book. I know you too would enjoy it if you read it. If you are bored on a rainy day, you should pick up this classic tale, and let your troubles drift away. It is about a 15-year-old-boy named Texas. Tex has two loves in life his horse Negrito and his best friend Johnny’s sister, Jamie. Johnny and Jamie hang out with Tex all the time. When its Jamie and Tex alone they talk about life and future plans. When its just Johnny and Tex you know there will be trouble somewhere around. Tex is a good kid on the inside but he always seems to manage to get into trouble. Ever since Pop left for the rodeo Tex’s life has been falling apart. He and his older brother Mason live in a small town in Oklahoma. Mase is the star of the basketball team and the most popular guy in the school. Tex and Mase hardly have enough money to survive. One day while Tex is still at school, Mason is forced to sell the horses because there is no money left for them to live on. Tex comes home and can’t believe Mase would do such a thing. He then attacks Mason enraged with hate. Mason beats him up really bad. Tex then goes to find the horses. Mason convinces Tex to come back home. Life is normal again for a while. After a while something is wrong with Mason. He has to go into the city for a check up and they find out he has an ulcer. It’s from being so stressed out all the time. Tex drives on the way back form the hospital. After a while of driving back home they see a hitch hiker and being kind they decide to pick him up. He asks where they are going and they tell him. He then pulls out a gun and says why don’t you keep driving to the state line. A cop starts to follow them and finally Tex can’t take it anymore. He drives off the road into a ditch. After the truck stops the hitch hiker rolls out and starts shooting at the cops. He is then shot and killed. Tex and Mase’s story is shown throughout the sstate. Then things go back to normal. Then Lem comes and tells them about his new baby. Lem used to be Mases’s best friend until Mase became so popular. Lem moved to the city to take care of his wife. He didn’t really come around much anymore. Then Pop finally comes home. Everything is going great. Until the day Johnny and Tex decide to put popping caps on all the typewriter keys. They start laughing hysterically before anything happens and then from the next room you hear the pops. Pops has to come in after work and this is when Mase releases the news that Pop is not Tex’s father. Tex is in shock after hearing this. He runs out of the school and Lem pulls up beside him and says get in. Tex goes on a job with Lem. They get to the apartment and a guy lets them in and locks the door behind them. Him and Lem start to talk and start arguing. Tex says he’s leaving and the guy starts yelling nark. He starts running around the room opening cabinets and drawers. Finally as Tex is opening the door the guy pulls out a gun. Tex is so fed up with everybody at this point he runs and slams the guy to the ground. The guy barely got off a shot. Tex picks up the gun and points it at the guy. Tex is about to pull the trigger. Lem begs him not to. Tex says lets go and they leave. Tex has been shot. Lem then freaks out about taking Tex to the hospital because of cops. Then Lem drops him off in front of a super market. Tex ties to call home but forgets his telephone number. Jamie answers and she asks whats wrong and he says I’ve been shot. Cole then gets on and asks where he is and says get off the phone. Soon an ambulance arrives and Tex is taken to the hospital. Tex is put in to critical condition. Mase beats up Lem. Mase cries while Tex is asleep. The doctor comes out with the good news Tex will be fine. Everything returns to normal. The book then ends it is a great book and I highly recommend it. R.H.

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