Characters
- Beauregard "Bo" Brewster is the narrator and protagonist. Bo is a humorous with his father while he's been forced to join anger management. Bo also attempts to deal with his feelings by training to become a triathlete
- Mr. Nakatani is a shop teacher who is in charge of the school's anger management group. Mr. Nak is calm and patient with his "eclectic mix of hard-edged students." Some of the "truants" names are Elvis, Shuja, and Hudgie. Of Asian descent, Mr. Nak has a Texas accent, a cowboy attitude, and the determination of a martial artist.
- Lionel Serbousek is Bo's supportive Journalism teacher and mentor. Bo struggles to cope with his discovery that Mr. Serbousek is a homosexual. Mr. Serbousek is also in Crutcher's other novel, Stotan.
- Shelly is Bo's love interest. She is also enrolled in Mr. Nak's anger management class. Also a disciplined athlete, Shelly helps Bo prepare for the triathlon
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