Birds of America
The artist who painted the Birds of America
Who is James John Audubon?
Doug's brother at home whose name we don't learn until halfway through the book
Who is Christopher
Doug's favorite baseball player
Who is Joe Pepitone
The brand of soda that Doug and Lil often drink together
What is Coca Cola (Coke)?
Doug's nickname for their new house in Marysville
What is "The Dump"?
What is the Arctic Tern?
Doug's mother gives these away as they are preparing to move to Marysville
What are her plants?
Doug's favorite baseball team
Who are the New York Yankees?
The style of jacket that Mr. Ballard gives Doug in the winter to replace his Joe Pepitone jacket
What is a flight jacket?
Doug's brother that comes home from war part way through the book
Who is Lucas?
The painting Doug doesn't want to paint at first because they look like chumps
What are the Puffins?
Doug's father's no-good friend that he always goes out with
Who is Ernie Echo?
There are this many stitches on a standard baseball
What is 216?
Mr. Ballard gives Doug's mother and Lil this type of beautiful flower
What are orchids?
Lucas finally secures this job at the end of the book
What is assistant gym coach?
This painting is found hanging over Principal Peatie's desk
What is the Brown Pelican?
Christopher finds Doug's signed baseball hidden here before giving it back to Doug
Where is their father's car?
Doug hides his jacket signed by Joe Pepitone here before it was stolen
Where is the basement?
The brand of watches that Doug and Christopher receive at the Ballard Family Picnic
What is Timex?
Doug was supposed to do this while playing the character of Bertha Mason
What is shriek like an insane woman?
Doug compares Lucas to this bird right when he returns home from the war
What is the Black-Backed Gull?
Christopher was framed for robbing the hardware store by this character
Doug's father and/or Ernie Echo
Joe Pepitone is famous for being the first baseball player to bring one of these into the clubhouse
What is a hair dryer?
Mr. Ferris is excited about this organization's "moon shot"
What is NASA?
Mrs. Windermere and Mr. Gregory cast Lil in this role in Jane Eyre (Doug later has to play this role too)
Who is Helen Burns?