Natalie Pellizzi Last Days of Summer English I
Notes
Joey Margolis (protagonist)
← Grew up in Brooklyn
← Jewish, 12 yrs old
← Absolutely hates the Dodgers
← “The Shadow”- Lives on third floor
← Goes to Alexander Hamilton Junior High- gets bad marks for obedience
← Loud Mouth- smartass
← Doesn’t smoke, tells psychologist that he drinks brandy
Charlie Linden Banks
← Started out as a 19 year ld rookie for the Springfield Blue Jackets
← 22 yrs old when bought by the New York Giants
← Born in August 7, 1917 in Racine, Wisconsin
← Had a .369 batting average- gets into fight on the field a lot
← Is 5’11 1/2”- 181 lbs
← Said father was VP of Racine Product Inc.
← Bats right, throws right: on Springfield Blue Jackets he batted left 4 games
← Mom was a waitress- died in 1918 of the flu
← Dad was cheap- pawned anything he thought he could- died in a shootout
← Harlan (brother) acted as his father- he was Charlie’s hero
← Hates Cincinatti
Lenny Bierman
← Lived on Joey’s Street
← Bullied Joey and Craig
← Finally stopped bullying when Charlie came and stood up for them
← Began to be nicer to Joey in the end-m pays him 2 bits a week to do his algebra and he took him out for a burger when he got an 83%
Carrie Gettinger
← Joey’s aunt
← Always on Charlie’s case about Joey
← A very dedicated Jew- not very happy when she found out that Charlie was going to be helping Joey with his Bar Mitzvah- got over it
← Gets along with Hazel very well
← Always rooted against Charlie- but truly cared for him
← Would only speak to Sgt. Greenburg when Joey was in juvenile detention
Ida Margolis
← Joey’s mother
← Boils clothing
← Bakes food for Charlie and sends it to him
Donald M. Weston
← Psychologist
← Doesn’t believe most of what Joey says
← Becomes his friend throughout book
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