... as being the best athlete in the school, and he is honest and likable, yet he also lacks academic skills. Finny transforms throughout the book until his untimely death. Finny starts to realize a rivalry with Gene when Gene talks about thriving to become valedictorian. Finny normally wasn't very ... from being a great athlete to a cripple, and he went from being a bad student to a good student. Other transformations that occur in the book are that of everyone else at Devon school. Brinks goes from being highly involved in class politics, to shunning his duty as a school politician. Leper ...

• Word Count: 1458
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... as being the best athlete in the school, and he is honest and likable, yet he also lacks academic skills. Finny transforms throughout the book until his untimely death. Finny starts to realize a rivalry with Gene when Gene talks about thriving to become valedictorian. Finny normally wasn't very ... from being a great athlete to a cripple, and he went from being a bad student to a good student. Other transformations that occur in the book are that of everyone else at Devon school. Brinks goes from being highly involved in class politics, to shunning his duty as a school politician. Leper ...

• Word Count: 1475
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School