The
title of the book I am reading is Gangsta Granny the one who wrote this book is
David Williams this is an adventure type of book.
It
is about a boy, that loves plumbing but that has a boring Grandma but the
bookseller (to which he buys his magazines) says “that every old person has a
story to tell at their age” so Ben is not sure if she is really boring or not
and every Friday his parents drop him at her house. That Friday night changed
his life, because he saw a tin that normally had biscuits in it but this time
there were diamonds, rings, bracelets… this puzzled him so much that he wants to
know more about them. She tells him about the jewels and he wants to know more.
The Grandma now told everything but he cannot tell anyone. She tells him that
there is one jewel she cannot manage to steal and that has never been stolen
The Crown Jewels he wants to steal them but the Grandma says “No”. He finds out
that there is a pipe from the Thames to The Tower of London.
Before
I did not like reading books that were about 5cm long, but now this book has
really captivated my mind.
At
first I didn’t like Ben because I thought he was kind of mean and exaggerating with
his Grandma because she is old and has no friends so he should have been kinder
with her. Now he is kinder with her and he wants to be with her because the
parents are kind of like jerks because they only care of Strictly Stars TV
Show.
The
conflict was when Ben knew his Grandma was a bit suspicious because she usually
doesn’t go out. So he wants to know more. As she wants to steal a jewelry shop
he stops her and asks why he is here and he says it isn’t good to steal and she
disagrees.
The
protagonist is Ben he changes and thinks that stealing is good because to him
it sounds fun. He changed thanks to his Grandma the antagonist made him change
by telling him all of the stories when she stole jewels and when it is a
success.
The
theme of the book I am reading is adventure and robbery. The author is trying
to convey that everything is possible and that our Grandparents are not always
boring.
He
is saying that people can surprise others in many different ways and for Ben’s
case it is by his Grandma being an International Jewel Thief. So he is
basically saying that not everyone is boring and that we all are special or has
a specialty but not the kind of “Oh everyone is special”. What the author means
is that we all are different and somehow the same but there is that one thing
that makes you sparkle.
The
setting is in a bungalow (old person house) that smells cabbage and also at
Ben’s house which is kind of like the kind of house that is old but is good
enough. This fits with the author’s commentary because Ben does not like his
Grandma because he does not like cabbage and he is saying that we should always
look inside the person and not by his or her looks.
