Notes
- Stanford Wong, the main character, is named after Stanford University, his father's alma mater.
- In the book, Stanford reads Holes by Louis Sachar, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
- Stanford and his best friend Stretch enjoy watching Sesame Street.
- Stanford is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.
- A minor character, Marley, is a Star Trek fan and used the Vulcan Salute.
- Stanford's grandmother, Yin-Yin, makes world-class dim sum.
- Stanford actively knits.
- Stanford is of Chinese origin, and called himself, "The only stupid Chinese kid in the world."
- Stanford's girlfriend, Emily Ebers, was called fat by Digger, and thought Stanford thought she was fat also, but Stanford believes she looks healthy and sturdy, and extremely skinny girls scare him.
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