Born Worker: The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

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The book born worker is about a man named Jose. One day when he got back from school he saw his cousin Arnie. Arnie tells Jose that they should start a business. One day Jose and Arnie were hired by an old man to clean his pool. Jose does all the work and Arnie just sits around. Then the old man fell into the pool. Jose stays with him but Arnie wanted to steal his money and stuff. When the news got around that someone has saved the old man. Jose does nothing because he is a shocked. Then Jose realizes something! He realized exactly what his dad seen. This book stays true to yourself by be nice and listening to your heart. One quote from the story is “he realized”. The other book was about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" tells the story

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