Characters
What does Wanda always wear?
a faded blue dress
Where does Wanda live?
Boggins Heights
Who started the "dresses game"?
Peggy
Who is the teacher of Room 13?
Miss Mason
Where did Wanda sit in the classroom?
next to last row of Room 13, in the corner
Why did Maddie think that her classmates might make fun of her too?
Maddie was poor, had hand-me-down clothes
Who was old man Svenson?
He lives in Boggins Heights in a yellow house with his dog and cat.
What month was it when the "dresses game" started?
October
"October's bright blue weather"
What was the contest the students were participating in?
designing dresses or designing motorboats
What did Cecile have that everybody was admiring?
new crimson (red) dress
On what street do the classmates sometimes meet up with Wanda to start "having fun" with Wanda?
Oliver Street
1. Why did Maddie start writing a note to Peggy? 2. Why did she stop writing the note?
She wanted Peggy to stop playing the "dresses game," but did not have the courage to say it in person.
She was worried that people would start making fun of HER next.
1. What is Wanda's brother's name? 2. Why does he go to the school early?
Jake
He helps the janitor, Mr. Heany, with different jobs before the school opens.