Novel Captain Nobody :
Synopsis Chapter 1 - Chapter 4
CHAPTER 1 : NOBODY EATS
BREAKFAST
1. It is the last Friday
in October, everybody in Appleton is excited for the derby of
an American football game between the Ferocious Ferrets of Fillmore High School
and the Chargers of Merrimac High School – also known as the Big Game.
2. Newton Newman (Newt)
is a short, skinny, freckled 10-year-old boy. He has a big brother, Chris
Newman (Chris), who is a local football star, who plays for the Ferocious
Ferrets after an electrifying debut two years back.
3. Newt
is preparing breakfast for his family when he comes across an article of his
brother in the Sports section of the local newspaper.
4. At
first, Newt is eager to show the article to Dad but he is held down when
the phone rings. His father is a supervisor for a construction company.
5. On the other hand, Mom
is also busy receiving a call from their neighbour.
6. Newt
gets frustrated as both of his parents are too busy that they have not touched
their breakfast.
7. To
make himself feel useful, Newt goes upstairs to woke his brother up. He shouts
“Hit the showers!”
8. Annoyed with Newt’s
bellow, Chris throws a pillow at him but ends up hitting the floor hard.
CHAPTER 2 : HALLOWEEN
PLANS ARE MADE – SORT OF
1. Appleton Elementary is
packed with different kinds of kids and actions.
2. At
times, he tries to be friendly and greets his classmates but often, they just
stare back fiercely and ignore him.
3. Before the classes
start, Newt finds a quiet place for him to settle down.
4. He
takes out one of his Secret Superhero Sketchbooks and starts playing with his
imagination.
5. Newt
has never shown his sketching of the superhero characters to anyone else except
to his two best friends, Cecil and JJ, who have utmost admiration
towards Newt’s creativity.
6. Cecil alerts them of
the coming Halloween and suggests that they celebrate it as usual.
7. Talking about
celebrating Halloween, the three of them are bored with their own costumes as
they have been wearing the same outfits for years.
8. Eventually, Cecil suggests
that each of them needs to come out with an
outstanding Halloween costume based on their ‘inner
other’ that will catch everybody’s attention.
CHAPTER 3 : I SEARCH FOR
SOMEBODY I AM NOT
1. During
social studies class, Newt is still searching for an idea for his Halloween
costume.
2. He
imagines himself as Zeus, the god of lightning according to the Greek myth, but
soon realises that he does not fit in the descriptions shown by his subject
teacher.
3. Not
giving up, he raises his hand asking Mrs. Young what the American pioneers wore
when they built the country.
4. He tries
to get inspiration from the characters he has created in his Superhero
Sketchbook.
5. The
school ends early so the students and locals can watch the Big Game Pep Parade
on the street.
6. Newton
is ecstatic to attend his brother’s last game of the season.
7. It is time for
the Big Game as his parents are getting ready for it and with heavy heart, Newt
has to put aside his coming Halloween celebration and shift his focus on the
final game.
CHAPTER 4 : FOOTBALL IS
PLAYED AND MISTAKES ARE MADE
1. Newt stops thinking
about Halloween when he recalls the moment Chris mentions Reggie Ratner, an
opponent from Merrimac High, who has always been holding grudges against his
brother.
2. Newt,
who is now away from his bleacher, is shown his way out after he
fails to present his seat ticket to the person in charge.
3. When
the final quarter starts, both teams are level and
unfortunately, Newt is forced to watch the game from outside the wire fence
surrounding Fillmore Field.
4. He
can see that the Home team, especially his brother, is playing their
hearts out until the game reaches its last 45 seconds – the Away team
is leading by two points.
5. Without
giving up, the Big Game is getting more intense during the last seven seconds.
6. The
Ferrets show high determination and Chris manages to get a last minute
touchdown.
7. The crowd
falls silent when all the players get up except for Chris
.
