Fig Pudding 

    Fig Pudding, a realistic fiction book by Ralph Flecher, describes a family who goes through some hard times as a large family. the book is told by a boy named Nate, the oldest of many siblings, and he tells his crazy family story. his longest story is about his baby brother who constantly sat under the kitchen table because he was in trouble. but as time passed, he started to realize things and make predictions that no one expected. and it turns out to be more fun for him than a punishment. but the story that leaves a mood for half the book is when his brother, Brad one of the middle children, runs into an ambulance while talking to his friends on their bikes and damages his brain stem so much he passes away. As the book goes on it is always a lingering thought in every family member's head and at the end of the book it shows their first feel-good moment in a long time.

      Fig Pudding is a great book it is funny, very emotional, and makes you feel like part of the family.  First, the book is very funny. in the times before Brad's death, there are some hilarious stories like during easter when Teddy had gone around and bit all the heads off the marshmallow peeps. Secondly, it is very emotional when after Brad died you could feel the sorrow from just words in a book. Finally, it makes you feel like part of it when Sin one of the sisters leaves almost all the time and becomes vegan everyone is puzzled by this and it even prompted me to try and think why she would change so suddenly. As you can see Fig Pudding was a great book and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to be immersed into a book.