Chapter 4 Summary

Dwayne is hard to ignore, especially when the other students giggle and think he is cool. Jamal gets his mind off Dwayne by thinking about painting the set after school. Finally, the dismissal bell rings, and Miss Brown gives her volunteers their assignments. To Jamal's great disappointment, he is only asked to open all the windows in the gym so that the air can circulate from the painting. Then, he is excused to go home. When he gets home, he fights with Sassy. He tries to do his homework, but math is hard. Mama has gotten paid, so at least he is going to have his favorite supper, spaghetti and meatballs.

After dinner, Jamal goes to the park to draw. He knows he can draw better trees than the others did at school on the scenery. He meets up with his best friend...