![]() ![]() Print Word PDF This section contains 1,266 words (approx. ![]() In this stunning novel, Schmidt expertly weaves multiple themes of loss and recovery in a story teeming with distinctive, unusual characters and invaluable lessons about love, creativity, and survival. Okay for Now Characters Gary Schmidt This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Okay for Now. Doug is one of the most humorous characters that I have ever encountered in a book written for adolescences. The authors strong use of allusion (real life events, people and products) paints a vivid picture of the setting of the book. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon’s birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage. Okay for Now is one of the best coming of age books ever written. As Doug struggles to be more than the “skinny thug” that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer-a fiery young lady who “smelled like daisies would smell if they were growing in a big field under a clearing sky after a rain.” In Lil, Doug finds the strength to endure an abusive father, the suspicions of a whole town, and the return of his oldest brother, forever scarred, from Vietnam. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. 2011 National Book Award FinalistAs a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. ![]()
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