ɐ sˈʌbplɑːt ʌvðə bˈʊk ɪnvˈɑːlvz dʒˈɛf ænd ɐ ɡˈɜːl nˈeɪmd kəlˈiːn vˈɛɹɪɡˌoʊld dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz hˈævɪŋ "ɹˈɛd hˈɛɹ ænd ɐ fɹˈɛkəld fˈeɪs", hˌuː sˈiːm tə hæv kɹˈʌʃᵻz ˌɔn ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.
A subplot of the book involves Jeff and a girl named Colleen Verigold (described as having "red hair and a freckled face"), who seem to have crushes on each other.