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Flipped Character Analysis

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In the novel Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen, the two main characters, Bryce and Juli are neighbors. They have some conflicts especially in the beginning when Bryce first moves in across the street from Juli (1-10). Bryce can be a jerk at times, on the other hand, Juli is a very positive person. An example of how Juli is positive is when Bryce first moved to Juli's neighborhood she was all ready to go to help them unpack because she just needed someone to play with. When she got to the moving van, she picked up a box but Bryce’s dad refuses to let her pick it up. But she really wanted to save Bryce, she knew he needed her help. So when Mr. Loski tell’s Bryce to go inside(2-3) Juli runs and grabs Bryce’s arm knowing he liked her. Oftentimes,
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