Brief Synopsis  

This story is about Newton (Newt) Newman, who is a quiet, often-ignored

10-year-old boy who lives with his busy parents and football star brother, Chris. He
loves his family very much and is a responsible and caring person. On Halloween,
Newt’s best friends JJ and Cecil prove their friendship by helping him make a
costume, and he calls himself Captain Nobody. He becomes a superhero who does
many brave things until his town acknowledges him as a courageous superhero.  
 
 

 
1 Newt Prepares Breakfast  
Newt Newman prepares breakfast for his family every morning. He takes over
from his mother when he catches her pouring milk into a bowl filled with strips of
raw turkey. He scrambles a platter of eggs and cooks up some sausages, and makes
coffee. He also reminds his mother about things that she forgets about because she
is too busy. Newt also wakes his brother up to get ready for school.  
 
Keywords: love, care, responsible, family  
 
 

 
2 JJ and Cecil Visit Newt  
Newt is worried about his brother Chris, who fell into a coma as a result of
his injuries during the Big Tackle incident of the Big Game. His friends, JJ and Cecil,
come to visit him to cheer him up. They bring him a CD each as a present. They tell
him how Chris’ football teammates took revenge on Reggie Ratner, who is accused
of injuring Chris, by vandalising his house and car. JJ and Cecil come back later in
the evening to take Newt trick-or-treating with them, but Newt doesn’t have his
Halloween costume ready, and doesn’t feel like celebrating Halloween. JJ and Cecil
help him turn Chris’ old clothes into a superhero costume. Newt ends up going out
with his friends, and he calls himself Captain Nobody.  
 
Keywords: friendship, love, loyalty, care/caring  
 
 

3 Captain Nobody Climbs a Dumpster  

Captain Nobody gets a summons over his walkie-talkie. It was Cecil, asking
Captain Nobody to meet him in an alley. Captain Nobody is reluctant to go at first,
but in the end he goes to meet his sidekick and friend. He finds Cecil next to a
Dumpster. Cecil asks Captain Nobody to climb the Dumpster to take down a big
bass drum that has been left there. Initially, Captain Nobody hesitates because he
is afraid of heights, but then Cecil says that Captain Nobody is fearless. This gives
Captain Nobody the strength to cast aside his fears. He climbs the Dumpster and
retrieves the bass drum for his friend, Cecil.  
 
Keywords: helpful, courage/bravery, friendship/love  
4 Captain Nobody Rescues Ferocious the Ferret  
Captain Nobody is given Ferocious the Ferret to take care of. On the way
home from school, Ricky Ratner and his friends corner Captain Nobody, JJ, and
Cecil to threaten Newt into telling everyone that his cousin Reggie was not
responsible for causing Chris Newman’s coma. JJ and Cecil try to defend Newt.
They stand protectively beside him when he is surrounded by Ricky’s friends. When
Ricky’s friends try to yank the cage away from Captain Nobody, the cage door
opens and Ferocious manages to escape its cage. It runs to a busy highway. Captain
Nobody runs after the ferret, waving his arms to make traffic stop. The vehicles
stop and a section of the highway becomes clear, just in time for an airplane to
make an emergency landing. Captain Nobody manages to rescue the ferret and
saves the passengers on the airplane.  
 
Keywords: brave/courageous, responsible, loyalty/friendship/love  
 
 

 
5 Captain Nobody Rescues Reggie Ratner  
Newt happens to see a television showing news that Reggie Ratner has climbed
the Appleton Water Tower and is about to commit suicide. It is said that Reggie is
feeling depressed because everyone blames him for causing Chris Newman’s coma.
Even though he doesn’t want to be Captain Nobody anymore, Newt knows that he
has to rescue Reggie Ratner because he knows Reggie wasn’t the one who caused
Chris’ coma. JJ and Cecil sneak out of school together with Newt, who quickly put
on the Captain Nobody costume once more. At the water tower, his friends distract
the police officer so that Captain Nobody could get to the ladder leading to the top
of the water tower. Captain Nobody is afraid of heights, but he doesn’t want Reggie
to jump off the tower, so he climbs the rusty ladder until he gets to the roof. There,
he learns that Reggie wasn’t about to jump off. The older boy actually climbed the
water tower to spray graffiti there, but his foot is now stuck in the rotten wood.
Captain Nobody helps to free Reggie’s foot and helps him climb down the water
tower. Captain Nobody, JJ, and Cecil become heroes in the eyes of the town for the
daring and successful rescue.  
 
Keywords: loyalty/friendship, kind/helpful, bravery/courage, responsibility