This character skipped second grade, making them the youngest 8th grader at his school.
Who is Nick Hall?
An obsession with words.
What is verbomania?
During a soccer game against Coby's team, Nick had these two painful things occur.
What are a sprained ankle and a burst appendix?
Ms. Hardwick and Ms. Allemann both teach this subject.
What is English?
The famous soccer player frequently mentioned in the book.
Who is Pele?
This character is proud of his mixed heritage. Bonus: From which two countries does their family come?
Who is Coby? Bonus: Ghana and Singapore
A dream or vision in your sleep.
What is a sweven?
This is the location of a memorable daydream in which Nick defends April by fighting Dean and Don.
What is the lunchroom.
Before The Mac was a librarian, he was a successful ________.
What is rapper/rap producer?
Miss Quattlebaum's school of etiquette teaches this form of dance.
What is a waltz?
This character sometimes gets picked up from school by their father in a police car.
Who is April?
Something utterly senseless.
What is codswallop?
Nick is called out in front of the whole class after writing this type of poem in his notebook. Bonus: What word does this poem feature?
What is an acrostic? Bonus: Limerence
Nick's dad teaches this subject at a university.
What is linguistics?
Nick uses this book to make his first blackout poem for Ms. Hardwick's class.
What is the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
This character has one eye and wears a patch due to a fight with their brother.
Who is Dean?
To laugh loudly.
What is cachinnate?
Nick is forced to skip a soccer tournament in New York in order to go here.
What is a therapist's office?
This career led Nick's mom to move to Kentucky.
What is horse training?
The soda brand that sponsors the Dallas Cup.
What is Dr. Pepper?
This character is April's best friend who sometimes wears a little too much perfume.
Who is Charlene?
The art of fighting with your fists.
What is pugilism?
Nick gets his bike stolen by Dean and Don on his way home from this location.
What is the community center?
Coby's father travels a lot due to his job as an ___________?
What is an oil company executive?
One of the puns on a T Shirt worn by The Mac.
What is... "put your Face in a Book", "I like big books and I cannot lie", or