Wrestling
Manny has decided to move to this state to pursue a championship opportunity.
Delaware
This is the original twist that the kids add to The Nutcracker.
a wrestling match between Gus/The Mouse King & Brandon/The Nutcracker
This person was supposed to pick Addie and her friends up and train them to wrestle.
Manny
Addie receives this piece of wrestling gear for Christmas at the end of the novel.
a mask
This is Gus's initial reaction to finding out that Manny is Addie's father.
disbelief
This term means that a wrestler stays in character, even when they aren't actually in the ring.
kayfabe
This character is not there to watch Addie perform in The Nutcracker.
Manny
Addie's reaction to Gus wanting to dump worms on Brandon during the play.
upset that he would ruin the play for Cy
The Bravos visit this place on Thanksgiving.
Speedy's gravesite
This is how Gus reacts to Addie wanting to help him.
he refuses her help
La Rosa Salvaje is the wrestling name for this character who won a championship.
Rosie
This causes the kids to have to change the ending of the play.
Brandon's sprained ankle
This is what Addie actually found in her search for her father.
Her (whole) family
These characters help train the kids to wrestle.
Mateo and Rosie
This is why Gus had difficulty being friends with other kids.
Addie donates this item to the historical society after wearing it in The Nutcracker.
Rosie's cape
This is how the twist of the play is changed after Brandon's incident
Addie wrestles and defeats both Gus/the Mouse King and Brandon/the Nutcracker
This is what Addie realizes Manny knows about her as a person when talking to the street poet.
nothing
Maggie becomes the first one of these.
female wrestler on the high school team
Gus was hiding this in the janitor's closet.
worms
The tzitzimime are goddesses who represent both of these ideas.
creation and destruction
Brandon's insistent idea for the twist for The Nutcracker.
sock puppets
This is why the gift Addie gets at the end of the book is special and/or important.
The gift is from Manny, made by Mateo, and connects her to her family.
This is how Rosie feels about choosing her family over her wrestling career.
no regrets
This is what the F.A.C.E.S.club at school was about.
give students a chance to talk about and challenge the things that they don't like at school