SuitabookBelonging and intelligence
Audrey is mocked for being intelligent and makes mistakes deliberately in an attempt to stop the teasing.
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Norma Jean Lutz - Author
This is a historical family story about fitting in, responding to school teasing and deciding whether to challenge unfair blame directed at Japanese-American friends. Its central interest lies in personal choices made amid wider wartime uncertainty.
Their family has settled into a new home on Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, but things aren't going well. Audrey Harrington doesn't fit in at her new school. She's so smart, the other students call her 'Audrey Einstein.' When she makes mistakes on purpose to quiet their teasing, her grades drop. And Frank Harrington is wondering how to stand up for his Japanese-American friends when other boys blame them for things they did not do. Will Frank speak up for the Wakamutsus? Or will he keep quiet to gain acceptance from the guys on Queen Anne Hill?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a historical family story about fitting in, responding to school teasing and deciding whether to challenge unfair blame directed at Japanese-American friends. Its central interest lies in personal choices made amid wider wartime uncertainty.
Audrey is mocked for being intelligent and makes mistakes deliberately in an attempt to stop the teasing.
Frank must decide whether to defend Japanese-American friends who are blamed unfairly by other boys, while also considering acceptance by those boys.
Notice how the story handles intelligence, social acceptance and racial prejudice.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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