Identity
He said, “You be you.”
Who is Coach Webb?
At the end of the story, this new warm up routine is a demonstration of inclusivity.
What is the double high-fiving line?
Mom and dad do this when Silas takes a self care day and they can tell he’s feeling really down.
When does mom leave notes and dad texts Silas to check in?
After his self-care day, Silas resolves to do something Glenn Burke wasn’t able to do since he can imagine what he must have felt like when he was run out of baseball.
What is Silas returning to the Renegades?
This person teaches Silas it’s ok to ask for help and practice self-compassion and self-care.
Who is Silas’s mom?
This is the first person Silas comes out to.
Who is Zoey?
“Who you are is not controversial.”
What does Coach Webb tell Silas to help him feel included?
Silas understands how this person must have felt scared all the time.
Who is Glenn Burke?
The time Webb made the Renegades stay late after eating fast food to do this is an example of helping the workers who were tired after a long shift.
What is cleaning up a Wendy’s?
This teacher encourages students to check for credible sources of information and root out hoaxes.
Who is Ms. Washington, Silas’s and Zoey’s language arts teacher?
One Renegade lightens the mood in these ways.
What is Silas imitating Coach Webb and entertaining the Renegades in funny ways?
When kids say things like this, Silas hates that others don’t say something to stop it to help show Inclusivity.
What is “that’s gay”?
This is what Coach Webb acknowledges to Silas as he steps into Silas’s shoes when he first confides in him.
What is how difficult that must have been for Silas?
Grace helps this person realize that Silas needed compassion when this person cut off their friendship in anger, and later this person apologizes and affirms her support as a true friend.
Who is Zoey?
This change taught Renegades a life skill.
What is calling Coach themselves to miss a practice or game?
Silas struggles to leave behind a childhood nickname when this person continues to call him this.
Who is dad calling him Swade?
This Coach said that, “Everyone deserves a community that respects everyone-LGBT, women, immigrants, Muslims-everyone.”
Who is Coach Rockford?
Silas notices this about Zoey after confiding in her.
What is Zoey having a hard time processing the information?
Coach Webb acts on his empathy for Silas by making this rule for the Renegades.
What is not tolerating them to say “that’s gay” at any team event?
This person’s reaction to a harmful lie told about them shows them advocating for themselves.
Who is Zoey when she ends the friendship?
Silas realizes by the end that by “Me being me” means that he might still be figuring out what that means, and these people will always be there for him to be honest with.
Who are his mom and dad and his family?
At the Jump and Grind mom does this to help build an inclusive community there.
Why does mom offer to host a teacher’s retirement party for free?
“Perception is reality” is related to this team rule.
What is the ban on monkey chatter?
Billy Martin, Glenn Burke’s new manager at the “A’s” was unable to accept and show compassion to him. Coach Webb said he was this.
What is a broken person?
In Silas’s heart to heart with this person, he is reminded how much they love him and how important being authentic is for healthy relationships.
Who is Silas’s mom?