Summary
- Manny goes mad because of his marriage at seventeen
--> becomes angry and takes revenge on his brother Harry
- spends a lot of time outside with Ady
- sees Lisa for the first time, falls in love with her
Striking facts
- loves Leceister (and England) very much because for him it's like a melting pot of nations
- critizices his family's opinion on races
- changes his mind about having a girlfriend
Characters
- Manny
- Ady
- Sarah
- Lisa
Where?
- Manny's and Harry's room
- Shopping centre in Leicester
When?
- a Friday morning
- the summerbreak between year 8 and 9
Vocabulary
shrub - (syn.) bush
*backwards - rückwärts;if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be
dumbbell - a stupid person
*(to) head for - (to) move in a particular direction
(to) loaf (infl) - to spend your time not doing anything, especially when you should be working
(to) gawp (infl) - to stare at sb/sth in a stupid or rude way
Posted by: Stefanie Eckmann
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