The Scholarship Jacket

The scholarship jacket is awarded every

The scholarship jacket is awarded every year during eighth grade graduation to the class valedictorian. It is a sign of excellent academic achievement

Martha is the first

Martha is the first-person narrator and protagonist. She is a fourteen-year-old student in the eighth grade, a straight A student since first grade, a

Grandpa is Martha's grandfather who raised

Grandpa is Martha's grandfather who raised her. He owns a small bean farm, speaks only Spanish, and refuses to pay the fifteen dollars because a paid-

Mr Schmidt defends Martha's merit

Mr Schmidt defends Martha's merit and argues that she deserves the jacket. Mr Boone suggests giving the jacket to Joann because her father is on the B

Joann is a student whose father

Joann is a student whose father is on the school Board and owns the only store in town. She is treated as a possible rival for the jacket because of h