Ismael+S

Summary for chpt 2

Chapter 2 was about walter living with his mother and how he enjoyed about it. he loved his mother so much, she would half read and half act out in books. everytime he got hungry she'd let him buy food with her money. she really loved him. For example she would tell him things that she would'nt with other like that she yodels. this is what this chpt was mostly about

Summary for chpt 3

Chapter 3 was about walter going to school and the problems he had. For example his 3rd grade techer got in trouble with his mom because she was slapping walter. another thing that happened was that this lady on his street was trying to ruin his life by enforcing rules like: No playing with guns and that walter shouldnt be reading comics. she thinks it will lead him to a life of crime. however walter thinks otherwise, his neighboor has more comics than anyone in the the world walter states. He throws out 15- 30 a week and walter collects them and reads without his mom knowing.

Summary for chpt 4

Chapter 4 was about what happened to walter in 1st grade, A kid name Maurice Fleetwood or also known as Bunny hit him in the face because walter was bullying him. Mam had taken Walter to the hospital because he didnt feel well. At first a young doctor just said he needed laxatives, but then a older female said that he needed his appendix removed. so it was removed and he had read 2 books The Bobbsey Twins at Spruce Lake and Mystery Rides the rail. the princibal said by the time he gets that done then he'll be able to come back to school

Summary for chpt 5

Chapter 5 was about Walter being "promoted" to 6th grade. he was Promoted to 6th grade because his teachers didn't want him. he was hearing what rasicm is from others. he's never really been critisized by his race. he also tried to hang another kid because he thought he was dumb. He saw this act in the daily paper. this kid was partly blind from looking into the sun.

summary for chpt 6

Chapter 6 was about Walter going to school fighting his teacher mr lasher. after he tried to fight his WW2 soldier teacher he quickly gets sent to the back of the room then he takes him home to talk to mama personally. He tells mama that he is a very intelligent negro and that he's so good in reading that he could be moved to the advanced group. his grades are improved to what they should've been in the first place but his unfair teacher gave him bad grades just because HER DAUGHTER told walters mom that she was slapping him everyday.

Chapter 7

Gereldine and viola moved out. walter got his own room. walter was going to have his first party when uncle lee died. he had literalt been stomped to death. walter didnt really care but his dad did. walter didnt know unlcle lee that well so he didnt care. he dad was extremely upset when he heard the terrible knews.