Transcript Caleb Powers Payback Time

By: Carl Deuker
Published by: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2010
Introduction
The setting is at Abraham Lincoln High School
in Seattle, Washington.
 Mitch is assigned the job of sports writer for the
school newspaper by Alyssa since it is the part
that all the students are interested in.
 When at practice, Mitch notices a new kid
named Angel Marichal throwing bullet passes
to one of his buddies.
 At first Mitch thinks that Angel in ineligible but
then realizes that the story is much bigger.
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Protagonist and Antagonist
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The protagonist is
Daniel “Mitch” True.
He is a short and
stubby kid that goes
to Lincoln High.
He has blonde hair
and is very white.
He is brave and
determined.
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The antagonist is
Angel Marichal.
He is very athletic
and in his early 20’s.
He is very strong
and can throw the
ball like a pro.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Mitch True
Angel Marichal
Central Conflict
Angel Marichal ,Coach McNulty, Mitch True
and, Kimi Yon are involved in the central
conflict.
 Mitch and Kimi think that Angel is way to old
to be in high school, and they think that
McNulty is cheating.
 Is Angel a cop trying to bring down drug
dealers, or is he cheating with McNulty so
Mcnulty can win the championship and go
coach at a college.
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Minor Characters
Coach McNulty is the head
football coach at Lincoln
high school.
 Mitch thinks that McNulty
is cheating so he can get a
job at college since his star
quarterback is leaving.
 McNulty is very greedy and
loves winning.
 He is very conniving and
sneaky throughout the book.
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Kimi Yon is Mitch’s
photographer for the
school paper.
 She helps Mitch figure out
what is up with McNulty
and Angel.
 She is smart and wants to
go to a Ivy league school.
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Minor Characters
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Alyssa is the chief editor of
the school newspaper.
She assigns Mitch with sports
reporter because she thinks
that Mitch is the best writer,
and the students only read the
sports section.
If she did not assign him
sports reporter nobody would
have ever tried to figure out
what was happening with
McNulty and Angel.
Coach McNulty
Alyssa
Kimi Yon
What Critics Said?
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Young adult book reviews says that this book is about a
boy Mitch who tries to investigate the suspicious player
that plays at Lincoln High. It also says that Carl Deuker
writes excellent book on sport stories for high school
students.
http://youngadultbookreviews.com/2010/09/23/payback
-time-by-carl-deuker/
Story snoops says that is about a high school student
named Mitch that is overweight investigates a
suspicious football player that goes to Lincoln High
School. http://www.storysnoops.com/detail.php?id=878