"So the days passed an nothing much changed, except that the air became thick with the smell of old lady perfume, of dying flowers and alcohol. Eventually it was a house with a ceiling only two feet high so that even if we were free to do anything, there was no room or desire to move." "We lounged around the house all day as we pleased, and with each passing hour, the ceiling dropped closer and closer. There were a few editorial errors, which always bothers me, but the writing is nice and almost lyrical. The isolation makes studying hard an easy task, since none of the girls will speak to her at school. All the while dealing with the sudden illness of her Apa` and trying to win the All-School Girl Trophy. She remains on the outside of the group for most of that school year. It is the story of Chela Gonzalez, 6th grader who endures the isolation of loosing her best friend to a clique.
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