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Original Title:	Running Loose
ISBN:	0060094915 (ISBN13: 9780060094911)
Edition Language:	English

Running Loose

Chris Crutcher

Paperback | Pages: 224 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 1591 Users | 380 Reviews

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Title	:	Running Loose
Author	:	Chris Crutcher
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 224 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2003 by Greenwillow Books (first published 1983)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Sports. Realistic Fiction

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[Note: Spoilers ahead.]

Louie Banks's senior year of high school looks like it's going to be amazing. His love life hasn't been so stellar in the past, but now he has an amazing girlfriend, Becky, who loves him for who he is--much to his amazement. He's spent the past summer working out and is now starting on his high school football team, prepped to help lead them to another state championship. It seems like nothing could go wrong--and so, of course, almost everything does. When Louie protests against his coach teaching the team to play "dirty football," he is kicked off the team. Things go from bad to worse when (view spoiler)[Becky is killed in a freak accident. (hide spoiler)] Louie is able to make it through--and find the peace he needs--with the constant support of his parents, the mentorship of a grizzled barman named Dakota, and Coach Madison, who helps Louie find an outlet for his pent-up physical and emotional energy in the form of cross-country running.

Crutcher does do an excellent job of portraying life in the small town of Trout, Idaho--as I read, I really felt that I knew what it was like to live there. The style of the novel's language is a little simplistic at times--I think Crutcher was sometimes a little too earnest in trying to sound like a high schooler, something I could hear especially in Louie's descriptions of his parents and Dakota. Overall, though, the voice of the novel was very believable. The novel's writing could be accessible for readers as young as twelve, but because of mature content (see below) and the fact that the book centers around a high school senior, it would probably be more well-received by high school-age students.

There are some heavier themes in this novel--slightly-obscured references are made to Boomer Cowans's being abused by his father, for starters. Louie later has to come to grips with (view spoiler)[the sudden death of Becky. (hide spoiler)] Boomer tells several jokes and stories about sex and masturbation, most or all of which are probably fictional, but are still quite grotesque. There's a fair amount of swearing in the novel (think of a rural town, and you've got it). There's a very erotic scene in which Louie and Becky go up to a cabin to have sex, and while they don't end up doing it (juuuust barely), I still found that section offensive--I don't watch that kind of steamy junk on TV, so why would I want to read it in a book? Near the end of the book, (view spoiler)[Louie defaces a monument to Becky (mostly because it was more of a monument to his self-centered school principal, who put his own name on the plaque); afterwards, Louie lies about his actions and gets away scot-free. (hide spoiler)]

Ultimately, it is because of those last couple of scenes--the cabin and the defacing of public property--that I would not recommend this book to anyone. The book actually ends with Louie going back to the rebuilt monument to destroy it again! Obviously different readers have different tastes, but I personally find that conflicted morality to be distasteful. Louie's actions may be more realistic in some ways in portraying everyday teens, but if that's true, then that's what depresses me. He doesn't become a hood or start pushing drugs after (view spoiler)[his girlfriend dies, (hide spoiler)] and he actually is a great human being in some other ways (such as his defense of Washington, the rival football player)--but because he falls short in some key aspects of his personal integrity, the book left me feeling disappointed. And if I feel disappointed when I finish a book, then I do not recommend that book to other people.

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This book does not really focus on what happens on the field, although it is very evident that sports play a very big role in the life of the main character. The plot itself is very slow at first, but I promise that it speeds up! I personally didnt like the amount of intimacy and I have mixed feelings about his love interest. I think if youre trying to get someone whos interested in sports to be interested in other things like Civil Rights, this could be a good way to start that conversation.

I read the book "Running Loose" by Chris Crutcher. I thought that the book was very well written because it always kept you interested. When the book starts, the main character Louie has it all together. He is on the football team, has a hot girlfriend, and everything is going smooth. It all starts to change though when he quits the football team because his coach tells him to hurt one of the black kids. Then to make it all worse, his girlfriend dies in a tragic accident. The author makes a

This book was a very deep book. Judging off the cover, you would assume it to be more of a sports directed book, but I would argue that the majority of this book was not about football, but actually about social and personal issues. This book left me thinking about it in wonder. Overall, this was a good book, and I enjoyed reading it.

This novel is a story about a high school football player named Louie Banks. He thinks that he already figured out how he will manage his life and career in the future. He fell in love with one of the pretty faces on their campus. This book tackles the trauma of losing someone so special in your life. It also talks about love and friendship.I loved how this book was written in a way that I as the reader felt Louie Banks's pain. This book can help you relate when you lose someone that you really

I read the book Running Loose by Chris Crutcher. The book was very good and had a well laid out plot and storyline. The main character, Louis, basically had his senior year at Trout High School made until he makes a drastic decision that ends it all. Louis trained all summer to be able to start on the varsity football team. After the first game, he gets asked out on a date by the prettiest girl in his class, Becky. One of the teams in their conference was Salmon River. They had a new

I thought that this book was extremely interesting and relateable. There were a lot of very interesting things that happened to the main character Louie. I think that the author did a terrific job on the whole story line of the book. It was a great book to read. I like how the author makes the book seem so real. There were a lot of interesting events that happened in the plot. The main character Louie worked very hard all summer to make a starting position on the football team. When football

[Note: Spoilers ahead.]Louie Banks's senior year of high school looks like it's going to be amazing. His love life hasn't been so stellar in the past, but now he has an amazing girlfriend, Becky, who loves him for who he is--much to his amazement. He's spent the past summer working out and is now starting on his high school football team, prepped to help lead them to another state championship. It seems like nothing could go wrong--and so, of course, almost everything does. When Louie protests