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Summary Of Raymond's Run
The author of the story “Raymond’s Run”, Toni Cade Bambara addresses a little girl named Squeaky, or Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, whom stands up to her brother, Raymond, when mean girls Gretchen, Rosie, and Mary Louise, doubt that anyone but Gretchen could win the fifty yard dash, even if Squeaky bragged that she was the “fastest runner on 2 feet.” Despite the cruel girls’ comments, Squeaky has not lost confidence. She still believes that she could still win, and she believes that she is faster than those girls. The author describes Squeaky as extra competitive, because she brags that she is very fast. She also believed that she could win, and shrugged off the cruel words, and called Rosie a fatso, so that means that she gave herself a pat
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