captain nobody form 5 novel chapters 18-19
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CHAPTER 18
I Learn an Uncomfortable Truth
Chapters 18-19
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• The trio return Ferocious to his cage and rush back to Newt's house.
• The five o'clock news headline: 'Breaking news! Airplane Tragedy Averted!'
• Witnesses menBon what Captain Nobody has done in stopping the busy traffic. They wonder whether he is a mental paBent or a villain or a hero.
I couldn't believe my eyes! The way the lanes
just opened up…
A small passenger plane developed crippling engine trouble in the sky. As the pilot desperately searched for unpopulated place to
land, he spoJed a stretch of freeway unexpectedly,
miraculously cleared of cars!
page 135 FIT/SMKAM/2016
Some liJle bozo was out there, waving his arms and dancing
around like he was trying to bring on the rain. You wouldn't believe the tribal costume he had on!
He seemed to be chasing something, but from my car, I could not see what it was. I just assumed he was an escaped
mental paBent.
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• Cecil and JJ insist they should go back to the highway and explain about the whole situaBon.
• Newt feels that he wants to give up being captain Nobody but his friends remind him about how he has saved lives.
• Newt is not convinced. He takes off his mask and complains that he cannot even save his brother's life.
My Mom and Dad are sick with worry, and what am I doing?
Wearing a Halloween costume and pretending I can save the world, when I can't even…. I can't even
save my own brother….
page 137 FIT/SMKAM/2016
That night Newt has another dream . He dreams about the highway incident and the Big Tackle. At the end of the dream, he learns that it is Darryl Peeps who had clashed his helmet against his brother and put Chris in a coma…. not Reggie Ratner!!!
page 140 FIT/SMKAM/2016
CHAPTER 19
Reggie Ratner Decides to End It All
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• The next morning, Newt is having breakfast with his Mom. He surprises his Mom when he menBons that he knows about Chris only has 6 days to wake up. He says that he will visit Chris aaer school that day.
• Although he vows not to wear the costume again, he stuffs the oubit into his backpack and heads for school. Just touching them makes him feel less upset about Chris and more powerful somehow.
• When he reaches school, he feels vulnerable without Captain Nobody costume.
• He feels lonely and ignored again. page 144 FIT/SMKAM/2016
• At lunch break, there is news on the television reporBng that the depressed Reggie Ratner has climbed to the roof of the Appleton water tower, the tallest building in town to commit suicide.
• Newt is in dilemma as he knows that he is the only one who knows the truth about the Big Tackle incident and someone has to tell Reggie!!
Reggie Ratner has grown increasingly depressed as
students and fans of Fillmore High School have repeatedly harassed him and his family.
pages 146-‐148 FIT/SMKAM/2016
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