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Jeremy Fink And The Meaning Of Life Book Report
n the book, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life; which was published in 2006 by Wendy Mass, just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a box from his late father and it contains the meaning of life. I didn’t like the book because, I was expecting the ending and the book was very predictable.

The theme of Jeremy Fink and the Mean of Life,is that you try your hardest and never to give up; Jeremy thought he would never be able to the box from his late father. He kept trying and finally got to open the box. The main characters are Jeremy Fink, and Lizzy Muldon, Mrs. Fink, Mr.Ozzwald, and Mr. Fink. The settings are in the lake, Jeremy's house, Lizzy’s house, and Mr.Ozzwald’s house. The author uses the feeling of what kids can feel when you lose someone, it uses your feelings because everyone has lost someone close.
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I didn’t find this book interesting at all, there were not enough details, and there were not very many interesting moments that kept me hooked to the story like other books have. The story could have more details and more events that could have interested me more, I won’t remember this book like I have with others in the

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