Okay For Now
By Gary D. Schmidt
Reviews
“...Terrific.
And so is this book." New York Times
"Readers will miss Doug and his world when they're done, and will feel richer for having experienced his engaging, tough, and endearing story."
— School Library Journal, starred review
How will Doug interact with his new surroundings? That's is for you to figure out in Okay for Now.
Setting
Summary
Cast as actors
Miles Heizer as Doug Swieteck
Doug is an eleven/twelve year old who is stuck moving to Marysville, New York. He has a thing for Audubon's Birds of America book. He copes with the town throughout the book. He is the narrator who has a thing for hating Marysville. He tried to cope with his surroundings with little help from some friends.
Link: http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Heizer,_Miles/gallery/CSH-062869/
Emma Watson as Lil' Spicer
Lil' Spicer (whose full name is Lillian which she shortened to Lily which she shortened to Lil') is the same age as Doug. Like Doug she goes to the library and helps him cope with his new surroundings. In the end they may even share a huge thing in common, just between them.
Link: http://newsplies.com/emma-watson-is-temporarily-removed-from-the-film-for-his-studies/Sean Connery as Mr.Powell
Mr.Powell is one of the librarians at the Marysville library (only open on Saturdays). He teaches Doug how to paintand he also tells Doug about Audubon's Book of Birds and tells him a few places of where the ripped pages of the famous book lie.
Scarlett Johansson as Mrs.Windermere
Mrs.Windermere who is an extreme writer of famous plays makes Doug and Lil Spicer play a part in The Jane Eyre play. She is shown to be very bossy about certain things in her life. Especially about her red-throated diver bird picture.
Derek Jeter as Joe Pepitone
Joe Pepitone is mentioned every which way. He is Doug's idol. He gave Doug his cap and his friend his jacket (Which the cap ended up being swapped about two to three times). Even though he is shown to be a great guy, is he really all of that, or is there something more to him?
Link: http://rollingout.com/sports/celebrities-shocked-after-derek-jeter-announces-retirement/
Ashley Spivey as Mrs.Swieteck
Mrs.Swieteck is the kind of person who is an optimist, gentle, and sensitive. Her husband is the total opposite but she loves her family just the same. Doug says that her smile can't compare to others. She is shown to be very happy when Doug comes home with plats people gave him for Mrs.Swieteck to make her own garden in her backyard. Is she always calm, or are there stuff that bugs her?
Link: http://celebritynew.blogspot.com/2011/02/ashley-spivey-supports-bachelor.html#
Matt Capiccioni as Mr.Swieteck
Mr.Swietck is very agressive. When trying to show Doug a present Doug says "You didn't have to" and he punched his own son in the face, takes him to the tatoo parlor for his "present" and makwes him get a tatoo on his chst that says "Mama's boy" and mocks him by laughing at him. He is also shown to be very self-centered. Is he really that way or is there at least a shred of care in him?
Link: http://web.poptower.com/matt-capiccioni.htmBryan Anderson as Lucas Swieteck
Lucas was known as a sarcastic jerk to Doug, that was until he came back from the Vietnam War with both of his legs gone and blinded. He later starts to see normally again. Has the war changed him, or is the old one still inside?
Link: http://www.stripes.com/news/q-a-triple-amputee-pushes-limits-with-range-of-jobs-activities-1.226952Harry Melling as Christopher Swieteck
A bully is how Doug views him. A big thieving bully for taking his Joe Pepitone cap and swapping it to a guy named Link Vitelli for cigarettes, who traded it to a guy named Glenn Dillard for a comb who lost it driving in his brother's mustang without a license with the top down. He is also accused of robbing the Spicer Deli and a Hardware store. Is he the lying,thieving crook he's representing or is there someone else in the mist.
Link: http://www.standard.co.uk/Chris Ault as Coach Reed
Like Mr.Swieteck Coach Reed is shown to also be aggressive. He gets in a fight with Doug when Doug messed with Coach reed's "platoons".A reason for his aggressiveness could be that he was a former soldier in the army. How hard will he go to get his way, and is there more to his aggressiveness than people think?
Link: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?attachment_id=57938
Nancy Pearl as Mrs.Merriam
Mrs.Merriam is one of the other librarians, the other being Mr.Powell. She is shown to be very strict and not accepting at first. She is just as upset as Mr.Powell about the book's pages being ripped.She is also mad at Doug after he sasses her. But is she really mad at Doug, or at the fact that the books in her precious library are being torn apart?
Link: http://flavorwire.com/380345/10-of-the-coolest-librarians-alive/view-all
Leonardo DiCaprio as Mr.Gregory
Mr.Gregory is Mrs.Windermere's assistant when she makes a play for Broadway. He is shown to be very generous when making a deal with Doug. But does he always agree with everybody?
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio_filmography
Banister
The structure formed by uprights and a handrail at the side of a staircase.The word is used twice in the book, once in the library, once in Doug's house.
Link: http://www.marcmaison.com/architectural-antiques-pieces/cast-iron-banister-with-brass-hand-rail
Definition by Google
Subtle
So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe. It is only used once in the book by Mr.Powell in the library.
Link: http://www.mysticmamma.com/tune-in-to-subtler-levels-of-perception/
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Puffin
A hole-nesting auk (seabird) of northern and Arctic waters, with a large head and a massive, brightly colored triangular bill. It is used sevral times in the book, most specifically in the library.
Link: http://www.hdwallpaperscool.com/atlantic-puffin-bird-desktop-wallpapers/
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About the Author
- Ciaran: The Tale of a Saint of Ireland,
- William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim,
- Okay for Now.
- and more.
He earned both the Newbery and the Printz Honor awards. He mainly writes children fictional novels. He has been writing since 1996 up to now. Another book he is also famous for writing is The Wednesday Wars.