another guy. Marceline McAllister - Misfit girl at school. Plays the trombone. Kind of tall and gawky. Rides a bike, in the end hits a cow. She knocks Jason over in a snowball fight and shoves snow in his face. Hates McDonald's. Can run the mile faster than Jason, which irks him, however, he beats her in the final mile race at the end of the book. Jason gets suspended for skipping out on Marceline's trombone performance and is forced to apologize to her. Since then, Jason could not stand her and complains every time that he has contact with her. But at the end of the book, she and Jason become sweethearts. Kippy Kim - Peters little brother that tagged along with Peter almost everywhere he went. The group thought he's annoying. He is immature in ways and Jason played a prank on him and Jason's brother. The prank was pretending a dinosaur was in the area and Kippy got so scared, he had to go home. He Dies in a car accident near the end of the book. Cootyhead {Mary}- Jason's little sister who often tattles on Jason. Timmy- Jason's little brother who likes to steal his dinosaurs. Jason likes to tease him. Ham {Hamilton}- Jason's stepfather who acts a lot and is very good at it. Jason often steals his lunch, chicken. 1982 American novels Novels by Jerry Spinelli American young adult novels Novels set in elementary and primary schools 1982 children's books 1982 debut novels