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The Friday Everything Changed By Anna Hart

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“The Friday Everything Changed” by Anna Hart, it starts when the school gets a new teacher Miss Ralston. The kids and school have traditions and privileges they are used to even if they are unfair. One day a classmate named Alma makes a remark about how girls do not get the privilege to carry a water bucket but the boys too, Miss Ralston considers what she has said. The trouble starts when the boys threaten and bully Alma, but the girls help her, soon the boys begin to bully them all. Miss Ralston notices this and in the end makes changes, including letting the girls play softball with the boys and letting the girls carry the water bucket too. The resolution illustrates how important it is to protect one's rights and beliefs even if one
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