The author, chapters 1-2

1. Prepared by:
Fitriah Bt Hassan, SMKAM
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2. Dean Pitchford (born July 29, 1951, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an
American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and
novelist. His work has earned him an Oscar and a Golden
Globe Award, as well as nominations for three additional
Oscars, two more Golden Globes, eight Grammy Awards and
two Tony Awards.
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3. Newton
Newman
• 10
years
old
• short,
skinny,
freckled
and
quiet
• Nick
name
:
Newt
• terrified
of
height
(acrophobic)
• a@ends
Appleton
elementary
• very
imaginaCve,
enjoys
drawing
superheroes
• feels
neglected
and
being
ignored
by
his
classmates.
• does
not
feel
special
and
noCced
even
in
his
own
family
• lives
in
the
shadow
of
his
brother,
Chris.
• feels
strong,
assured,
confident
and
super
amazing
when
he
wears
the
Captain
Nobody
costume.
• helpful
and
heroic
–
he
makes
breakfast
for
the
family,
helps
people
when
he
plays
the
role
of
Captain
Nobody
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4. Newton
Newman's
Mom
and
Dad
• busy
and
workaholic
• his
Dad
is
a
supervisor
of
a
building
company
• his
Mom
sells
real
estate
• very
proud
of
their
son,
Chris
• love
Newton
and
Chris
very
much
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5. Chris
Newman
• Newton's
brother
• a
super
nice
guy
• popular
football
player
of
Ferrets
of
Fillmore
High
School.
•
scored
the
winning
touchdown
in
the
Big
Game
• was
knocked
unconscious
into
a
coma
during
the
Big
Game.
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6. • Juanita
Josephine
Gonzalez
• the
tallest
girl
in
the
fourth
grade
• Newt's
best
friend
(besides
Cecil)
• being
ignored
in
school
• smart
–
began
to
read
at
three
• gets
annoyed
when
she
sees
grammaCcal
errors
or
misspelled
words
especially
on
signage
• helps
to
create
Halloween
costume
for
Newt
JJ
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7. Cecil
Bu8erworth
• Newt's
best
friend
• shorter
and
skinnier
than
Newt
• speaks
loudly
• dreams
of
becoming
a
drummer
• being
ignored
at
school
• comes
out
with
the
idea
of
'inner
other-­‐personal
hero'
Halloween
costumes.
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8. CHAPTER 1
Nobody Eats Breakfast
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9. Tonight's Big Game Is
Biggest Yet !
Last year, as a junior, Newman led
the Ferrets to a second Big Game
victory, and this year, with both
teams undefeated, excitement is
running high. Chris New-MANIA is
sweeping the town.
That
is
my
brother
they
are
talking
about.
I
must
tell
Mom
and
Dad
!
• Newton
Newman
is
reading
the
news
about
the
Big
Game.
• It
is
going
to
be
held
that
night.
• His
brother,
Chris
of
Ferocious
Ferrets,
will
be
the
star
of
the
game.
• He
led
the
Ferrets
to
a
second
Big
Game
victory
the
year
before
against
their
rival,
the
Chargers
of
Merrimac
High.
• He
is
very
proud
of
his
brother
and
he
wants
to
break
the
news
to
his
parents.
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4-­‐5
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10. • Newt
has
prepared
breakfast
for
his
Mom
and
Dad
but
they
are
so
busy
answering
phone
calls
that
they
do
not
have
the
Cme
to
sit
and
eat.
• Newt
tries
to
tell
them
about
what
the
news
said
about
Chris
but
they
are
too
busy
to
listen.
• He
is
sad
that
nobody
has
eaten
his
breakfast.
• He
wants
to
help
his
parents
by
preparing
the
breakfast
but
now
they
are
too
busy
to
eat.
That
makes
him
feel
irritated
and
frustrated.
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7,9
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11. HIT
THE
SHOWERS!!!
• Since
his
parents
are
sCll
on
the
phone,
Newt
unleashes
his
frustraCon
on
Chris.
• Ignoring
his
parents'
instrucCon
to
"let
your
brother
sleep",
he
storms
upstairs
to
his
brother's
room
and
shouts
loudly
"Hit
the
showers!!".
• His
brother
startles
and
throws
pillows
at
him.
That
is
how
he
wakes
his
brother
up
just
the
way
Chris'
coaches
order
over
the
years.
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9,10
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12. CHAPTER 2
Halloween
Plans are made – sort of
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13. • When
he
gets
to
school
the
next
morning,
the
school
playground
is
packed
with
kids
running
around.
He
squeezes
his
way
through
the
crowd.
• Like
they
do
every
day,
they
look
right
through
him.
They
just
ignore
him.
They
do
not
realise
that
he
is
the
brother
of
a
football
star.
• He
sits
down
on
a
large
boulder
at
the
far
end
of
the
school
yard
and
begins
to
draw
in
his
Secret
Superhero
Sketchbook.
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11
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14. • Newt
loves
drawing
comic
characters.
• When
he
was
small,
Chris
always
read
his
comic
books
to
him.
He
was
hypnoCsed
by
the
pictures
of
the
superheroes
with
their
awesome
powers.
• As
soon
as
he
could
hold
a
pencil,
he
spent
hours
tracing
the
characters
in
his
comics.
• When
he
got
a
li@le
older,
he
began
to
invent
his
own
superheroes
such
as
Master
Key
and
Paper
Boy
in
his
Secret
Superhero
Sketchbook.
He
keeps
his
sketches
a
secret
from
everyone
except
for
his
best
friends
JJ
and
Cecil.
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12
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15. • JJ
and
Cecil
are
Newt's
buddies.
• JJ
is
the
tallest
girl
in
the
fourth
grade.
She
is
a
really
smart
and
has
large
vocabulary
and
extensive
knowledge
of
books.
• Cecil
is
shorter
and
skinnier
than
Newt.
• At
school,
other
kids
ignore
them.
• Other
kids
always
step
on
them
in
the
hallways
almost
like
they
are
not
there.
They
are
always
shoved
away
from
the
water
fountain.
Ofen
other
kids
slide
their
food
off
the
table
and
squeeze
them
out
of
their
seats.
• Nobody
pays
a@enCon
to
them.
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16
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16. • One
morning
Newt,
JJ
and
Cecil
meet
at
school.
• Cecil
reminds
them
about
Halloween
that
is
on
Sunday.
• JJ
is
bored
with
Halloween
and
they
do
not
have
proper
costumes
to
wear.
• They
have
always
been
forced
to
wear
lend-­‐me-­‐down
costumes
and
they
refuse
to
wear
the
same
costumes
this
year.
• Cecil
comes
up
with
the
idea
that
Halloween
is
the
right
them
for
them
to
be
noCced
by
everyone.
They
need
to
create
their
own
Halloween
costumes
to
represent
their
inner-­‐other,
like
their
personal
heroes.
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16
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17. • Cecil
excitedly
talks
about
what
they
should
be
this
Halloween.
• He
urges
JJ
and
Newt
to
think
of
a
superhero
that
they
want
to
be.
• They
have
only
three
days
to
make
their
costumes
and
they
will
surprise
each
other
when
they
meet
on
Halloween
night.
pages
17-­‐18
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