Everyone in his family had always liked the fact that "Stanley Yelnats" was spellled the same frontward and backward. (Sachar 9) All of them had something else in common. despite their awful luck, they always remained hopeful. (Sachar 9) "He had a tattoo of a rattlesanke on his arm" (Sachar 12) "Mr. Pendaski was younger than Mr. Sir, and not as scary looking"(Sachar 16)