Chapters 16-17

1. CHAPTER 16
I Don't Appear on the
Five O'clock News
Chapters 16-17
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2. • Newt
arrives
home
late
a/er
the
robbery.
• His
Mom
greets
him
as
Captain
Nobody
and
tells
him
that
Chris
condi;on
has
improved.
However,
Newt
senses
something
is
wrong
because
"The
more
upset
Mom
gets,
the
faster
she
talks,
and
she
was
chiBering
away
like
a
windup
toy".
He's
been
looking
sort
of
grey
there
for
a
few
days,
but
today
…
bingo!
the
doctors
are
so
pleased-­‐
all
nine
of
them.
MaBer
of
fact,
there's
a
specialist
coming
all
the
way
from
Minnesota!
page
112
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3. • The
five
o'clock
news
reports
on
the
robbery
at
Sullivan's
Jewelry
Store.
They
said
that
a
'midget'
interrupted
the
crime
in
progress
and
had
saved
the
couple.
Because
of
his
size,
the
surveillance
cameras
did
not
capture
his
image.
The
Sullivans
think
that
they
were
saved
by
a
'leprechaun'.
• Newt
reminds
JJ
not
to
tell
anyone
about
what
really
happened
at
the
store
because
he
is
afraid
the
robber
will
hunt
him
and
his
family.
When
the
man
first
said
he
had
a
gun,
I
am
afraid
I
just
froze
in
my
shoes.
We'd
probably
s;ll
be
standin'
here
like
two
big
dumb
rocks
if
it
weren't
for
the
liBle
guy
who
wandered
in.
We
think
he's
a
"Leprechauns".
page
114
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4. • The
next
morning,
Newt
is
relieved
a/er
hearing
the
news
about
the
arrest
of
the
robber.
• He
no;ces
a
discarded
news
page
in
the
bin
that
says
Chris
will
be
okay
unless
his
condi;on
'persists
for
more
than
six
days.'
So
far,
Chris
has
been
in
coma
for
five
days.
• Now
he
realises
that
Dad
and
Mom
have
been
keeping
him
away
from
the
hospital
to
protect
him.
• He
feels
foolish
for
whining
about
wan;ng
to
visit
Chris.
He
feels
really,
really
scared
of
losing
his
big
brother.
• Now
he
is
determined
to
make
the
situa;on
becomes
beBer
and
now
he
needs
the
protec;on
of
Captain
Nobody
more
than
ever.
pages
118-­‐119
Medical Expert
estimates
Newman's Okay
For Six days.
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5. CHAPTER 17
I Cheat Death
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6. • Darryl
Peeps
and
Colby
Bryn
from
Fillmore
High
visit
Fillmore
Junior
School.
• They
bring
their
mascot,
Ferocious
the
Ferret,
as
a
token
of
thanks
for
their
support
for
Chris
Newman.
A
lucky
student
will
get
a
chance
to
babysit
the
animal.
The
student
will
then
earn
the
;tle
'Friend
of
Ferocious'.
• They
agree
that
Newt
deserves
to
keep
the
ferret.
However,
he
is
unhappy
of
the
idea
because
he
plans
to
visit
is
brother
a/er
school.
I
bet
you
know
my
brother..
Chris
Newman.
He's
on
the
team…
I
want
my
brother
back.
pages
123-­‐124
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7. • As
Newt,
Cecil
and
JJ
are
walking
home,
Ricky
Ratner
and
his
gang
confront
Newt
again.
This
;me,
Ricky
is
angrier
because
his
cousin,
Reggie,
is
s;ll
being
hassled
by
Chris's
friends.
• When
Ricky
sees
the
Ferocious
the
Ferret
in
the
cage,
he
signals
his
gang
to
yank
the
cage
out
of
Newt's
arms.
The
cage
door
opens
and
Ferocious
jumps
out
and
gets
away.
pages
128-­‐129
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8. • The
trio
chase
the
animal
off
un;l
they
reach
the
highway.
The
ferret
runs
right
into
the
traffic.
• Captain
Nobody
dodges
the
incoming
traffic
to
get
Ferocious
back.
He
waves
fran;cally
to
stop
the
traffic.
Ferocious
weaves
in
and
out
of
traffic
followed
by
Captain
Nobody.
All
four
lanes
of
traffic
grind
to
a
halt.
page
131
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9. • As
soon
as
the
traffic
stops,
a
small
aeroplane
carrying
passengers
flying
so
low
that
its
wheels
are
nearly
touching
the
roofs
of
the
stopped
cars.
The
plane
makes
an
emergency
landing
on
the
highway!!
• Everyone
at
the
scene
cannot
believe
their
eyes.
• The
Ferocious
sits
on
Captain
Nobody's
ankle,
gazing
at
the
plane
ahead.
Newt
scoops
the
ferret
up
safely
and
runs
away
from
the
scene.
pages
132-­‐133
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