Summary

Chapter 9

Turtle and the rest of the Diaper Gang are swimming around in beach just at the end of Duval Street when Ira, one of the Diaper Gang, joins back up with them. He just got back from Miami because his younger brother, Eggy, needs medical attention from blowing his fingers off with firecrackers. Beans then tells him that they need to get a new wagon soon, and they think about ways to do that, quoting the Shadow, a popular radio show of the time. During this time Miss Sugarapple, Beans and Pork Chop’s teacher, stops to see how the boys are doing. Both boys were punished by her for stealing an answer sheet to a test and as such harbor a grudge.

As Miss Sugarapple leaves the kids finish up swimming and start to have a cut-up. This is where they...