66 pages 2 hours read

Alex Gino

George

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

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Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. From the trash and recycling (Chapter 1)

2. Charlotte dying in Charlotte’s Web (Chapter 2)

3. The boys’ bathroom (Chapter 2)

4. Kelly (Chapter 2)

5. Charlotte (Chapter 2)

6. Kelly (Chapter 3)

7. George’s mom says, “You will always be my little boy.” (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. George visualizes a world where she is friends with the girls in the magazine, a world where she is accepted for being a girl. George knows that society would not encourage her to look at the magazines, which is why she hides them. (Chapter 1)

2. Society tells her not to look at certain magazines. Jeff laughs at her for her empathy. Her teacher says she will “turn into a fine young man.” Her mom refers to her as a “boy.” (Chapters 1-4)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. George’s brother (Chapter 5)

2. Wilbur (Chapter 6)

3. Kelly (Chapter 6)

4. Her mother takes them. (Chapter 6)

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