My Opinion of the Book

I liked this book a lot throughout for I believe that it is realistic for it has not just happiness, but also problems that I myself can relate to. I liked how Gerard Bauer finishes the book and how he ads funny jokes that I can understand. I also thought that it was funny where Gerard Bauer ads sarcasm throughout the book.

Chapter 50

Ishmael starts going home and sees all his memories of where he was with his friends, where he helped Marty Faulkner, where the football game was at. Ishmael thinks to himself that he has found true happiness and is also finally proud of his name. Michael Gerard Bauer finishes the book the with the same three words of the first line that the first line with the first three words that Moby Dick begins.

Chapter 49

Ishmael receives a note from Prindabel sent from his sister that was sent from Kelly so really he got a note from Kelly Faulkner. In the note Kelly asks Ishmael if he would go to a boy and girl party with her and also to invite his friend Razzman to come too. Kelly also gives Ishmael her phone number to call her.

Chapter 48

Once Ishmael stops talking with Barry, Mr. Barker talks with Ishmael. Ishmael was not in trouble, but Mr. Barker wanted Ishmael to know that James will be fine and will be coming back the following year.

Chapter 47

Bagsley finds Ishmael and starts to threaten him for what Ishmael was about to do, but all his threats stop when Bagsley's mother comes. Mrs. Bagsley talks to Ishmael and she comments on his name for it was unique. Afterwards the mother leaves to talk with Mr. Bagsley, Barry then starts to threaten again Ishmael, but Ishmael does not worry at all for he says that he is ready for him.

Chapter 46

Ishmael explains that he did not want to humiliate Bagsley for he saw his face and saw the face that Bagsley made people have when he bullied them. Before Ishmael leaves the school for his vacation he talks to the Razzman and Kingsley about what they will do during their vacation, they all agree on meeting each other to watch a movie.

Chapter 45

Ishmael and the rest of the debate team are asked to do speeches for the last assembly of the year and they all say yes, except for James for he is not going to come back for the rest of the year. Ishmael planned on changing his speech to say that everybody should pray for Bagsley for doing his evil mischievous things. Although Ishmael feels that humiliating Bagsley would be best he knows that it would not, and therefore he does not humiliate Bagsley.