A Spy in the Neighborhood: Difference between revisions

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Three boys believe that a woman in their neighborhood may in fact be a spy for a foreign government. So they decide to do some spying themselves to try to get proof.

 

* Paul H. Botts - A smart kid who engages in [[Little Professor Dialog]], but still makes kid-like mistakes and gets things wrong despite his wealth of knowledge and large (yet still appropriate) vocabulary, which is borderline [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]] but tends to avoid crossing the line.

* Quentin - The douchebag of the group. He gets amazed easily and says "wow" at inappropriate times, and says dumb and random things to people.

Having failed at that, the kids just decide to go ahead and spy on her anyway, showing up early in the morning to observe her and try to get as much information and proof as they can. Even with the help of the smart-for-his-age Paul, their efforts are still amateurish.

 

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* [[First-Person Smartass]] - A source of much of the book's humor.

* [[Little Professor Dialog]] - Played for laughs. Consider the following speech from Paul when the kids are hiding behind a bush:

* [[No Name Given]] - The main character.

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]] - Paul occasionally straddles the line or crosses it, depending on whom you ask. Most of his dialog, though, sounds like it could come from a regular kid who happens to have a form of Asperger's. (Especially the random details he sometimes gives)

 

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[[Category:Children's Literature]]