Characters
Elected 8th Grade President
Who was Cap?
Cap is like a space traveler who just landed on earth is an example of a...
For all I knew, he stepped off that bus every afternoon and was whooshed into Dimension X
What is onomatopoeia?
Zach shoots a spitball at Cap.
character vs. character
Reason that Cap has to move in with the Donnellys.
Big Man on Campus
Who is Zach Powers?
She laughed. "I'm just pulling your chain."
What is an idiom?
I let the roar of the crowd fill me like rocket fuel, powering me past my teammates.
What is a simile?
Cap struggles to fit in and function in society
character vs. society
The show that Cap thinks helps him learn about life.
What is T&T (Trigonometry & Tears)?
"Hey, you Freakazoid!"
Who is Sophie Donnelly?
Before the space capsule landed and barfed Cap Anderson up.
What is personification?
Rain said, "This place (Garland) is lonely. It really missed us."
What is personification?
Cap is unsure where he fits in best....C-Average or Garland?
character vs. self
What is a check from the school?
Has a crush on Zac and later likes Cap
Who is Naomi?
I scanned the bleachers and saw a sea of hostile faces starting straight at me.
What is alliteration?
Good old Lena. She was a tough nut.
What is a metaphor?
Sophie dumps water on Cap trying to get him to stop doing TaiChi outside at her house
character vs character
Cap studies this to try to learn the students' names
What is yearbook?
Cap's 'foster' mother
Who is Mrs. Donnely?
When Lena used the phrase "the word is," you could take it to the bank.
What is idiom?
Cap rummanged through the art room cabinets. He took out enough chemicals to create a small nuclear bomb.
What is hyperbole?
Hugh feels a little bad that he is glad that Cap has arrived and that he doesn't tell him the truth about what being class president really means
character vs. self
What is she lived at Garland when she was younger?