Chapter 2: Pete and Farley Summary

In Chapter 2: Pete and Farley, Peter goes to Tico-Taco for dinner. They talk about spending three weeks next to Sheila on vacation. Sheila lives in Peter's apartment building in New York City and they go to the same school, so there is no getting away from her. Mom says it will not be as bad as he thinks. Sheila is older now; she is a sixth grader. Peter says she is the Queen of Cooties. Fudge asks what are cooties? Dad explains cooties are like lice or bugs that live in a person's hair. Peter does not like being called Pete. He calls Fudge, Farley Drexel Hatcher, which is Fudge's real name. Fudge gets upset. The family is chaotic. They let Tootsie, the baby sister, run around the restaurant. The kids scream. Mom and Dad try to...