Ferris, provides a safe place for the boy. The letter warns that he looks a little different than before.ĭoug’s science teacher, Mr. The family receives word that Lucas is coming home. His sarcastic comments to staff members solidify his reputation. When the deli gets robbed, Christopher is a prime suspect.ĭoug starts school and is considered a thug by association. He meets interesting neighbors, like the eccentric playwright Mrs. Dad takes all the money he earns, but Doug secretly keeps his tips. Lil’s father runs a deli and gives Doug a delivery job on Saturdays. Doug is shocked and decides he’ll find a way to restore the collection.

Powell tells him the town is cutting pages from this priceless book and selling the Audubon prints to pay their debts. When new Audubon pictures go on display, Mr. Doug discovers he enjoys sketching and has some artistic talent. Doug is amazed by the way the artist depicts movement.ĭoug comes back to look at it several times, and a staff member named Mr.

Encased in glass, it is open to a picture of an arctic tern. She introduces him to the Marysville Public Library, where he discovers a rare book of Audubon’s artwork. In Marysville, Doug meets a feisty girl his age named Lil Spicer. Doug adores his mother, who maintains a beautiful smile despite her circumstances. Doug keeps the treasured jacket hidden from his family. Before Doug moves, his best friend gives him the jacket Joe Pepitone gave him the day Doug got the cap. He also steals Doug’s prized baseball cap, which was given to him by New York Yankee Joe Pepitone. Christopher vents his hostility by beating up on Doug. His oldest brother, Lucas, fights in the Vietnam War.ĭad emotionally and physically abuses the rest of the family and drinks a lot with his devious friend, Ernie Eco. Doug lives with his parents and older brother Christopher. When Dad loses his job, almost-eighth-grader Doug Swieteck and his family move upstate to Marysville, New York.

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