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The Setting: The setting is set in Mississippy North America.

The Plot: There are to young boys called Joel and Tony and they love to give each others dares. Joel dares tony to go to the Vermilion River and have a race. Tony is scared to go in such a dark river but he doesn't want to show that to his best friend Joel so he aspects. They both jump in and Joel swims to the sandbank and shouts Tony to see if he is okay but there was no reply. Tony has vanished. And the book is a great book to actually make you think before you give someone a dare.

The Main Characters: Tony: Tony is the character who is a outside person who is not that shy. Tony also dies in the lake. Joel: Joel is the character who is friends with Tony and is a very inside type of person. Joel has a hard time trying to tell Tony and his parents.

The Author's name is Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer's website Some things about Marion Dane Bauer is she is a beautiful writer, she is also a teacher and she loves writing books and spending time with children.