NIcknames

=Nicknames = The main characters have nicknames for many people in their lives. List a nickname and explain why they gave the person that name.

==**The "Bathroom Bomber", was given to John Conlan the main character, for lighting off tin cans(Fire crackers) with clay molded around them to hold a candle attached to the fuse. He did this in the boys bathroom, thats where the bathroom part came from.**==

==**The nickname "Cricket" was given to Miss Reillen. They mention in the book that she is fat, but it doesn't stop her from wearing tight skirts and nylon stockings. When she walks her stockings rub together to make a scratchy sound, like a Cricket.**==

==**They gave Mr.Pignati the nickname the "Pigman". Mr. Pignati is given this nickname because there is a room in his house that is filled with ceramic, plastic and marble pigs. Mr. Pignati started to give these pigs to his wife when they first got married, since his last name is __Pig__nati.**==


==**John gave his mom the nickname "Hyper" because she has OCD ( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ) about keeping the house clean. He also gave his mom the nickname "The Old Lady". She was given this nickname because she always bugs john about things. The older she gets, the worse it is.**==

=**Norton's nickname was "The Marshmallow Kid". They called him that because when he was younger he got caught trying to steal marshmallows.** = = =