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Chapter Twelve
Back to Titanic! An Easter egg in the form of foot- (and face-) wrecking Legos.
And a new mystery: What is “Hat” and how will the Chairmen Chairpersons annoy Carter with the sign bearing that word? (Gotta admit: “Welcome to the Grand Canyon” at the construction site would have made me laugh.)
On the surface, this line sounds polite, but it drips with sarcasm and has a sinister edge:
- “Thanks, Cam. I hope I get the chance to do something for you one day.” – BORN TO ROCK, chapter 17.
- “Thanks, Maddox. I hope I get the chance to do something for you one day.” – SNOOP, chapter 12.
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@Owen, good idea about going to a teacher instead of directly to the police. I wonder if Carter would have told Mr. Grimes about the endangered animals, if Mr. Grimes were acting more normal. If Mrs. Dyer is your English/lit/reading teacher, I think she’s required by law to look for symbolism in any novel she reads. But is the dented can symbolic of all the imperfections Carter is seeing in Sterling now that he’s watching the security cameras? Or is it symbolic of Carter himself—injured in an accident but still trying to function?
@Darren, I wondered about the traceability of a private landline as well. This Family Is Driving Me Crazy is definitely a compilation to add—I think it may be the only place (other than HERE on the website) to find “Wimp of Sparta.” I suspect any association of Librarian from the Black Lagoon with GRK is just the Scholastic connection. A while back on then-Twitter, I posted daily photos of books by or featuring GRK—some with short stories, others with shortened versions of his novels. Even a couple of school textbooks that use his stories in lesson plans. And over the years I’ve seen interviews in magazines, several biographies, even a filmstrip. Some of my favorite Korman collectibles are boxed sets (there are four for Macdonald Hall alone!) and proof/advance/galley copies. And if you’re interested in Mad Science because of GRK’s connection, you will want to look at the eight books in Disney’s “The Jersey” series that was based on GRK’s Monday Night Football Club series. I’ll look for you on FB.