Stuck in Neutral | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Shawn McDaniel - This character is a fourteen-year-old genius with all the same wants and desires as any other teenager.

Sydney McDaniel - This character is a writer who wins a Pulitzer Prize for a poem.

Lindy McDaniel - This character works part time and is the parent of a disabled child.

Cindy McDaniel - This character holds and comforts a dog in its dying moments after it is hit by a car .

Paul McDaniel - This character beats up and nearly sets on fire two boys who tease and attempt to...
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