Characters
One of Doug's favorite memories was tossing a ball around with THIS famous Yankee, who also gave him his hat.
Who is Joe Pepitone?
Doug's tattoo is discovered when he is in THIS class.
What is gym class?
Lucas and Coach Reed both fought in THIS war.
What is the Vietnam war?
In the library (on Saturdays), Mr. Powell teaches Doug THIS skill with Mr. Powell.
What is drawing?
Doug visits the library for the first time.
Doug learns how to drink a really cold Coke.
What is "Doug visits the library for the first time.
A few characters struggle to find or keep their job, but only THIS one is handicapped.
Who is Lucas?
While teaching Doug about the Perioding Table, Mr. Ferris discovers THIS secret about Doug.
What is the fact that Doug can't read?
These TWO people won the Trivia Contest at the Company Picnic.
Who are Doug and Mr. Ballard?
(or Mr. Big Bucks Ballard)
Christopher is accused of committing THIS crime.
What is robbing Spicer's Deli?
Doug learns who John James Audubon is.
Doug begins drawing.
What is "Doug learns who John James Audubon is."?
THIS character is too sick to perform in the play.
Who is Lil?
Doug gets in trouble for "skipping" gym class to do THIS instead.
What is running?
Doug believes THIS person would rip up his drawings if they found it.
Who is his brother Christopher?
Supposedly mean, this "scary" lady turns out to be quite nice to Doug - at least when she's not distracted by the "god" Creativity.
Who is Mrs. Windermere?
Doug enters the Trivia Contest.
What is "Everyone learns about Doug's tattoo."?
Mr. Ballard gives Doug many things throughout the book, including THIS specific jacket.
What is a flight jacket?
At the beginning of the year, Doug is NOT excited about reading THIS book.
What is Jane Eyre?
Doug really loves THIS thing about his mother.
Doug slowly begins to help some of the people around town while doing THIS other task.
What is delivering groceries?
Doug visits Principal Peatties office for the first time.
Spicers Deli gets robbed.
What is, "Spicer's Deli gets robbed." ?
An old friend of Doug's, this kid gave Doug Joe Pepitone's jacket.
Who is Holling Hoodhood?
Doug learns that Coach Reed is also a skilled artist when he sees THIS on his clipboard.
What are sketches of the class and of Vietnam?
At the end of the book, THIS character returns Joe Pepitone's Jacket to Doug.
Who is Doug's father?
The town decided to do THIS to the pages of Audubon's book.
What is sell them for money?
Lucas gets a job.
Doug performs on Broadway.
What is, "Doug performs on Broadway."?