Shadow+of+bull

The __Shadow of the Bull__ starts out with the people of Spain wanting Manolo to become a great bullfighter like his dad. Manolo does not want to become a bullfighter for one thing only, he is afraid that the bull will kill him. Some of his friends take him to a bullfight game, and he learns all the rules he has to follow, how graceful he has to be with the cape, and how close the bull gets to you. Manolo practices for a year, and when the time comes for him to fight the bull his sponsor gives him, he is ready. Manolo takes his cape into the ring, and he waits for the bull to appear. The bull appears, and he is ready for the first charge. After ten charges the bull gets tired, but then something weird happens. Manolo says he does not want to fight, and he give his friend the right to finish the bull. At the end of the book Manolo becomes a doctor instead of a bullfighter.

I learned that they really like bullfighting in Spain. A bullfighter is very important, and he is looked up to. Their native language is Spanish and it is hard to read. Bullfighting is their main sport, like baseball or basketball is for us. -Matthew Moget I learned that in Spain the people are very serious about bullfighting. Being a famous bullfighter is like being a star player in the NBA or NFL. Everyone there also talks in Spanish because that is their native language. -Dustin.

In my opinion this was a pretty good book. There wasn't a lot of action in the beginning, but it got better when he started bullfighting. I would rate this book a 7/10. -Dustin.