Characters: Jerry, Archie, Goober, Obie, Brother Leon and Emile
Theme: Education, Bullying, Violence
Summary:
In
the Trinity School, Brother Leon has ordered 20,000 boxes of chocolate. That
means each student needs to sell 50 boxes. Archie helps Brother Leon sell
these chocolates. Archie is a member of the Vigils, the school's pranksters and
they run the school. The Vigils force everyone to sell their allotted chocolate
except Jerry. He refuses to sell and the
Vigils make him the enemy. He is harassed by random prank calls and his locker
gets trashed. Goober, Jerry’s friend, is assigned a prank to remove all the
screws in from the furniture in room 19.
Everyone
is upset with Jerry because he refuses to sell the chocolate. Archie comes up with a raffle – Jerry vs.
Emile. Each ticket sold has a boxing
move written on it. Emile is much stronger than Jerry. Brother Jacques stops the
fight as Brother Leon protects Archie from getting into trouble. Jerry is badly
beaten and waiting for the ambulance. Goober waits with him and Jerry tells him not
to disturb the universe.
Teachers
may incorporate this book into a lesson. They can start with a discussion about
courage. Then brainstorm what Jerry meant by “Do I dare disturb the universe?” The teacher can extend asking the students if
they themselves have disturbed the universe or can name an event that has.
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