Characters

Characters

Minor Characters

Newton
Newman

A 10-year-old fourth grader at Appleton

Elementary
Short, skinny, freckled
Lives in the shadow of elder brother, Chris,
whom he loves dearly
Quiet, unassuming, ignored by others
Creative, telented artist
Selfless, loving, responsible, hard-working,
diciplined, independent, positive, inteligent,
observant, has integrity
Fear of hights (acrophobia)
Patient but loses his temper occasionally;
asserts himself when he is dressed as
Captain Nobody.

Cecil
Butterworth
Newt's classmate and one of Newt's two
best friends
Shorter and skinnier than Newt, has a loud
voice
Also ignored by the other kids at school
Outspoken, impulsive, innovative and
always bursting with ideas, witty, singleminded, determined, positive; encourages
and motivates his friends.

Juanita Josephina
Gonzales
(JJ)
Newt's classmate and one of Newt's two
best friends
Is 'invisible' to the other kids at school but
she does not let it bother her
Tallest girl in the fouth grade
Positive, creative, careful, sharp, intelligent,
thoughtful, sensitive, observent, outspoken
A voracious reader, has amazing
vocalbolary and grammer

Chris Newman
Newt's older brother in Fillmore High
School
A rugby star
Tall, athletic, agile
Brotherly, loving, kind, shares a close bond
with Newt
Disciplined, determined, performs well
under pressure, has a sense of humour

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Dad
A busy housing contractor, always on the phone
Generous - hosts pregame tailgate berbecues
Give a lot of attention to Chris but neglects Newt
Tries to make up for his neglect of Newt when he
is informed of Newt's unusual behavior
Calm in a crisis

Mom
A housing egent, always talking on her cell phone
Absent-minded - depends on Newt to remember
things like where she left her keys and make
breakfast each day
A negligent mother; does not take time to talk with
Newt
Emotional about Chris's condition but tried to hide it

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Mrs Young
Newt's teacher
Diplomatic, wise - tells the principal that Newt's parents
are distracted by Chris's injury
Kind, compassionate, perceptive - realises what Newt is
going through when he comes to school in his
Halloween outfit
Controls her class well
Mr Toomey
Principal of Appleton Elementasy School
Strict but open to reason
Watchful - when Ricky Ratner tries to intimidate Newt,
Mr Toomey is watching
Is not good at remembering names

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Mrs Marcus
School Nurse
Kind and soft-hearted - cares about Newt ans shows
concern about Reggie, 'that poor, tortured boy' (p.146)
Raggie Ratner
A student at Merrimac High
Heavily built defence player of rival football team
Arch-enemy of Chris Newman on the feild
Is actially a reasonable human being who is genuinely
concerned about Chris, as Newt discover on the roof of
the water tower
Harassed by Chris's teammates
Appleton residents mistakenly think he is planning to jump
Concerned about his image

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Ricky Ratner
Reggie's cousin at Fillmore Elemtary
A large, hulking seventh grader
Intimidates and threatens Newt to tell Chris's friends to
leave Reggie alone

Darryl Peeps
One of the players in the football team of Fillmore High
Either didn't realise he was actually the one who
knocked Chris out or was too afraid to come forward