Scrawl (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Tod Munn: A bully. Or is he?
• Rex: A droog.
• Rob: Another droog.
• Mr. Harmon: English teacher.
• Luz: Student artist
• Juan: Add a description of this character.
• Greg
• Mrs. Woodrow
• Mrs. Cornell
• Karen Dominick
• Ricardo
• Mr. Munn
• Karl Dingle
• Rashawn
• James Bond
• Mrs. Tagliapietra
• Phister
• Marla
• Carnegie
• Stuart
• Mrs. Carson
• Tony
• Mr. Gryzynski
• Mom

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• “I know what you think. You think I'm fixable, don't you? You want to fix the bad guy. You don't know the half of it. You don't even know why we got caught.”

  tod munn

• “I'm usually the last guy to get hot lunch. I guess the main reason is because these idiots are gorging themselves way early in the morning and they're going to be starving by the time school lets out. I guess if they've got the spare coin to buy candy and soda from the machines, they've got an edge. It's risky for me.”

  tod munn

• “You know how you always wish you said the right thing at the right time? Some kid came over to watch us play and asked the rules. I told him euchre is like life, because if you don't know the rules, you have no idea how to play. That's exactly what I said, too.”

  tod munn

• “Who wants their name printed fancy like that for everyone to see? A real artist. And she acts like one. The more important you treat yourself, the more you're worth. That's what I figure, anyway.”

  tod munn

• “That Bible's your tree of knowledge? This street's mine. It's my Eden Garden, and I'm the damned snake.”

  Rex

• “I like reading. It's free travel.”

  tod munn

• “Good grades mess with people. They think smart kids get good grades and dumb kids get bad grades. Not true. Any pinhead can memorize facts and pass tests. And some of the smartest kids I know fail because they're bored. Nobody who looks at my thinks I can spell algebra, let alone do it. Good. They'll leave me alone.”

  tod munn

• “people like me are allergic to happy events. That stuff is for kids whose families buy tickets and applaud. I come from a long line of tomato throwers.”

  tod munn

• “Every single thing about badminton is awful. The name says it all. I don't know how many other kinds of minton there could be, but even stupidminton has to be better than whacking a feathered rubber ball with dainty mutant tennis rackets.”

  tod munn

• “Everyone knows that teenagers are unpredictable. We're variable. N is a variable. N+Teenager=Teen anger. Simple as that.”

  tod munn

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• Good grades are like insurance. One day they’ll save your butt. If you get in trouble or want to check out for a while, they’ll buy you some slack time. Earn ’em when you can.

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• [Hell isn’t a swear word. It’s a neighborhood. The Number 8 bus will take you there.]

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• D+S are crazy their going to FD today and rex plays art

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• Good grades are a shield. They prove you actually learned something, somehow, and nobody can take that away from you.

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• Make your own rules, and don’t break them. Don’t let people piss you off, but if they do, make them sorry. And walk away telling yourself that you’ve still got your pride, even if you’ve got to fool yourself to keep it. I won’t let anybody hurt my pride. Nobody but me.

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• Good grades are like motor oil. They keep out the friction. Teachers don’t bug you, and neither do parents. The parents who care, anyway.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mark Shulman (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• ALA Best Book for Young Adults (2010)
• ALA Quick Pick (2010)
• Cybil Awards Finalist (2010: Young Adult Fiction)
• Junior Library Guild Selection (2010)
• Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Finalist, 2012)
• Maine Student Book Award

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Issues › School

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