Imagine that you are leaving your old town and school to move across the country to a new town and school. As if this isn't bad enough, you are now going to have to be the "new kid" in the class. You have no friends and no name and the kids refer to you as "kid in the red jacket". This is what Howard Jeeter has to face in the realistic fiction novel The Kid in the Red Jacket by Barbara Park.
Howard, the main character, is a fifth grade boy. He with his mom, dad and baby brother Gaylord, move from Arizona to Rosemount, Massachusetts for his father's job. Howard's parents think that the move is exciting, like a "big new adventure". But, just the thought of the move makes Howard feel sick to his stomach. He does not want to move at all! He doesn't
Howard, the main character, is a fifth grade boy. He with his mom, dad and baby brother Gaylord, move from Arizona to Rosemount, Massachusetts for his father's job. Howard's parents think that the move is exciting, like a "big new adventure". But, just the thought of the move makes Howard feel sick to his stomach. He does not want to move at all! He doesn't