Two Caps: A Tale of Unlikely Friendships

When sports-loving Charlie is partnered with the weird new school in an after-school writing program he complains that he no longer wants to be in the class. He blames everything except Jack the new kid. He claims that his mother just wants to keep him busy every afternoon until she returns from her own teaching job and that she thinks hes a baby. His older sister Annie who thinks she knows everything now that shes in that fancy prep school across town tells him to give the new kid a chance. His father encourages him to man up. Finally his Uncle Rob adds to the mix and says I thought you wanted to be a sports writer like me. And Jack decides to give it a try.Frustrated that they argue about every subject suggested Mrs. Mason their patient and dedicated teacher assigns a project and asks them to write about it every week. Using the key words a visiting author taught them--RESEARCH. READ. LISTEN--Charlie and Jack discover that they have more in common than they realized. And eventually these tools lead to a study and understanding of the class bully and unlikely friendships.