CHAPTER 3 I Search for

Somebody I am not

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Who  is  my  inner  other?  Do  I  have  a  personal  hero?  

•  Newt  is  struggling  to  find  who  is  his  personal  hero  and  what  kind  of  costume  he  should  wear  for  Halloween.    

•  Despite   being   crea@ve   and   imagina@ve   when   drawing  superhero  characters,  he  has  no  idea  of  what  character  he  is    going  to  be  this  Halloween.  

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Football is Played and Mistakes Are Made

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You  watch.  I  am  going  to  snap  Chris  Newman  like  a  day-­‐old  

breads@ck  !!!  

•  It  is  the  night  of  the  Big  Game.  •  Reggie  Ratner  of  Merrimac  high  is  the  number  one  

defensive  in  the  country.  •  In  the  two  previous  years'  games,  Reggie  chased  

Chris  all  over  the  field,  but  he  has  never  been  able  to  bring  Chris  down.  So,  he  swears  that  he  will  bring  Chris  down  in  the  Big  Game.  

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In  the  Big  Game,  Chris  is  doing  a  fantas@c  job  of  keeping  the  Ferrets  out  in  front  un@l  Merrimac  kicks  a  goal  and  pulls  ahead  by  two  points.  Chris  has  only  7  seconds  to  save  his  final  game.  Chris   spins   around   and   hands   the   ball   to   Darryl   Peeps   and   he   starts  streaming  down  the  field.  Soon  a  Merrimac  tackle   lunges   for  Darryl  and  catches  his  ankle.  Darryl  quickly  tosses  the  ball  to  Chris.  At  this  moment,  the  stadium  goes  wild!!  Suddenly,  a  Merrimac  player  dives  right  across  Chris'  path.  With  a  flying  leap,  Chris  extends  the  ball  crossed  the  goal  line.  TOUCHDOWN!!!    The  Ferrets  of  Fillmore  High  wins!  Both   teams   bury   Chris   in   a   thunderous   crash   of   shoulder   pads   and  helmets.  Chris  is  right  under  the  pile  of  herculean  players.   pages  31-­‐33  Fit/SMKAM/2016  

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The Bad Dreams Begin

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Chris  is  unconscious  a_er  being  hit  and  crushed  by  the  players  of  both  teams.  Everybody  watches  in  silence  as  Chris  is  taken  to  the  hospital.  

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•  Dad  calls  Newt  that  night.  Newt  is  told  that  Chris  is  in  a  coma.  

•  However,  Newt  is  not  allowed  to  visit  his  brother.  •  Dad  and  Mom  will  take  turns  to  be  at  the  hospital  

He's  in  coma,  Newt.  His  brain's  healthy,  and  his  spinal  cord  is  fine.  He's  just  …  out.  

He's  been  working  real  hard.    Maybe  he's  just  needs  the  rest?  When  

can  I  see  him?  

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•  All  day,  concerned  friends  and  strangers  call    up  asking  about  Chris's  condi@on.  

•  JJ  and  Cecil  drop  by.  They  each  bring  a  CD  to  cheer  Newt  up.  •  They  tell  Newt  that  the  Victory  Parade  has  been  cancelled.  The  

Principal  of  Fillmore  High  School  says  that  the  Ferrets  will  not  celebrate  un@l  Chris  is  there  to  celebrate  with  them.  

•  They  also  tell  him  that  Reggie  Ratner  from  Merrimac    is  in  trouble.  Some  Fillmore  Ferrets  have  spray  painted  his  car  and  slashed  his  @res.  They  blame  Reggie  Ratner  for  knocking  Chris  out.  

   

The  principal  of  Fillmore  High  School  said  that  the  Ferrets  won't  celebrate  un@l  your  brother's  there  to  celebrate  

with  them.  

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