Chapters 22-24 Summary

At the start of Chapter 22, "Boondocks Forever," Zinkoff goes back to school the next day to discover that the Yellows won big, and all the team members are wearing gold medals that look just like Olympic medals except they're plastic. Gary Hobin is absolutely full of himself for the rest of the school year. During the graduation ceremony, Zinkoff sits with the orchestra and makes a couple of terrible squeaks with his flute. Awards are given, and Katie Snelsen, who has smiled at Zinkoff in the past, wins a prize for having the best grades. Zinkoff cannot see his family, but he spots Mr. Yalowitz, who does not have to be present, since he teaches fourth grade. It suddenly hits Zinkoff that he is graduating, and he feels tearful. His name is called last to receive his diploma, but on the...