Analysis Of Tuesday Of The Other June By Norma Mazer

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“Tuesday of the Other June” by Norma Fox Mazer is a realistic fiction short story about a girl who is bullied by another girl with the same name and called different names. In the beginning, Her mom tells her to stay out of fights, and meets the Other June, and she started to bully her and call her Fish Eyes and pinch her. Soon, June's mom announced that they were moving to a new house, only to find out that she moved next door to the Other June. In the end, The Other June tries to poke June with sharp pencils, and June realizes she wants to stand up for herself, but she remembers what her mom told her about fighting, and she stops the Other June from bullying her ever again. June doesn't want to be an inconvenience to her mom. June wants

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