Character Trivia
What was Hazel's job?
Actress/Singer
What was Craig's main conflict in the story?
Discrimination against Japanese people in the 1940's
What job did Joey have on the New York Giants team?
He was the bat boy.
What is the author's name?
Steve Kluger
What is the main universal theme in the story?
Found family
Where did Joey live?
In an Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Why did Joey hate the Dodgers so much?
Because it was his father's favorite team.
What contest did Joey and Charlie win to meet the president?
"If My Dad Were President" essay.
What is the genre of the book?
Historical fiction
What is the main social theme in this novel?
Discrimination
What was Joey's teacher's name?
Ms. Hicks
What was the most prevalent type of conflict in the story?
Person vs Society
How did Joey get Charlie's address?
He pretended to be Charlie's long-lost relative and asked the Bureau of Vital Statistics for Charlie's address.
What perspective is the story written in?
First-person
What is the main moral theme in the story?
Good vs Evil
How did Charlie's dad die?
He dies in a shootout.
What is an example of Person vs Person conflict in the story?
Joey vs Charlie at the beginning of the story, or Joey vs his peers.
What did Joey say in his first letter to Charlie?
He said that he was dying of an incurable disease and asked Charlie to hit a home run for him.
What was the author's writing style?
Informal and entertaining
What is the moral of the friendship between Joey and Charlie?
The relationship between Joey and Charlie is an example of found family.
What branch of the military did Charlie and Stuke join?
The Marines
What is an example of Person vs Nature in the novel?
Charlie faced the forces of nature while he was a soldier during WW2.
What was the climax of the story?
When Charlie dies in WW2.
What was the author's main purpose for writing this novel?
To entertain, and to inform about how life was for Jewish Americans during WW2.
What does the word ecumenism mean?
The idea of different religions.