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The book tomboy has many problems bullying is one of those problems, in the book buling happens to this character named liz.She is getting bullied because of the way she dresses people made fun of her trying to dress like a boy she tries to ignore all the hate she gets some of her real friends help her to realize that it's ok to be who you want to be
The first time that liz was getting bullied was when boys on the bus kept calling her names like farmer,queer,ect.That made her upset and she wanted to change but she wanted to be herself she did not have any girlfriends she only had boyfriends she felt comfortable because she knew that she can trust them and not call her names “a boy called me a farmer” liz was not confertble around some of the boys she never met before. most of them made fun of her, her friends were upset to because some boys did not understand liz.
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Liz felt was acting different around boys yes she did like her friend named tyler she had a connection with tyler since the day they met she felt weird around him and for lizes 12 birthday he made a cake for her and it said”Dear Liz If i had 3 wishes from genie, they would all be you to be my girlfriend” Liz was very excited because that was the first time a boy liked her and accepted her for who she is and not think of her like a different weird person he understood her but most of the children at the school made fun of tyler for dating a

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