Characters QuotesPlot Hippie Culture Conflicts
He becomes a beloved idol in C Average middle school
Cap Anderson
Yells at Rain for not teaching Cap about the modern world
Mrs. Donnelly
Punches Cap by mistake instead of Zach Powers
Darryl Pennyfield
Is the only person who will eat lunch with Zach at the end of the book
Hugh Winkleman
Pretends to write Cap love letters
Naomi Erlanger
“To be continued”
Naomi Erlanger
“I couldn’t have imagined how good it feels when so many people like you”
Cap Anderson
“If we can’t stop this hippie bandwagon, we’ll have to find a way to jump on...we might be able to work that to our advantage”
Zach Powers
“My office tilted, and I clung to the arms of my chair for fear of winding up on the carpet”
Mr. Kasigi
“Thank goodness I was able to take you away before the contamination got any worse”
Rain
When Rain falls and breaks her hip
Inciting Incident
When Rain tells Cap he will be going back to C Average
Resolution
The turning point in Cap’s popularity; people start to view him as a hero
Driving the bus to save Mr. Rodrigo
The moment Sophie starts to tolerate Cap’s presence
Driving lessons
Hugh’s first deliberate prank against Cap
The Pep Rally
What Cap used to donate to charities
checks
Cap stepped in between Darryl and Zach because of his belief in...
Non-violence
Cap teaches the whole school how to do this in the art room
Tie-dye
As Cap becomes more popular, students start to join him for...
Tai Chi
The thing that Cap and Rain thought was the biggest problem with society outside Garland
Dependence on money
Struggles between telling Cap what being 8 th grade president really means or keeping quiet
Internal: Hugh
Live in a hippie commune away from the materialistic world
Character vs. society: Rain and Cap vs. Claverage
Plots a bunch of pranks on Cap to keep his status as most popular guy in school
Character vs. Character: Cap vs. Zach
Excited to be home, but misses Trigonometry and Tears
Internal: Cap
Has trouble understanding social norms and the rules of modern society
Character vs. society: Cap vs. the world