Spades
This is what Ant is preparing to compete in
What is the Oak Grove Spades Tournament?
This is Ant's full name
What is Anthony Arnold Joplin?
Shirley and Ant use this phrase when something is obvious
What is "And water is wet"?
Playing the Cards You're Dealt takes place in this state
What is South Carolina?
This was Ant's partner for the tournament before he had to drop out after getting in trouble for a fight
Who is Jamal?
This is the amount of money awarded to the Spades Tournament winners
What is $500?
These are the names of Ant's family members
Who is Roland (father), Yolanda (mother), and Aaron (brother)?
It is Ant's first day of this grade at the start of the book
What is the 5th grade?
Shirley moves from this state
What is Texas?
Ant thinks winning this will make his father proud and help his family heal
What is the spades tournament?
This is Ant's mother's one rule about Spades
What is no gambling?
Ant's brother plays this instrument
What is the flute?
Ant is referred as this nickname by the narrator throughout the book
What is Youngblood?
This is the name of Ant's school
What is Gerald Elementary?
Ant's mother kicked his father out the first time because of this incident
What is when Roland left Ant home alone as a baby?
This is Ant and Shirley's team name
What is The Antagonists?
Roland Joplin does this for work
What is an accountant?
Ant refers to this period of his family's life as "Before"
What is 9 years ago when Roland spent time in a rehab facility?
Ant lives in this town
What is Oak Grove?
Ant's father says he is drinking this when he was discovered gambling
What is grapefruit juice?
You do this when you lose badly in Spades
What is signing your names to the scorepad?
This is the assistant principal and Ant's mother's friend
Who is Mrs. Booker?
The narrator of the story ends up being this person from Ant's life
Who is Ant's grandfather?
This is the name that Aaron attends and Ant's parents hope he will attend too
What is Mitchell Academy?
The book ends with Ant's agreeing to do this after the spades tournament
What is going to a rehab center?