Chpt. 1-4 Researcher

CATE- California Association of Teachers of English; a convention that took place in Oceanside where teachers from New York and Eastern States met together

Macho!- Victor's first published book. It was published after 260 rejections and he only got paid $4,500 for three years that it took to write it, which is like making $1,500 a year

vaqueros- Spanish word for cowboys

Army Navy Academy- the Middle School Victor went to in Carlsbad