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Genre: Realistic Fiction
The Misfits by James Howe
Bobby is the fat one. Addie is very tall and very smart ("major
liabilities if you were born into the world a girl"). Skeezie
dresses like a hood, and Joe "acts more like a girl than a boy."
Together, these four self-described misfits form the Gang of
Five-five "because we figure that there's one more kid out there
who's going to need a gang to be a part of." Addie, a seventh-grade
rebel looking for a cause, hatches the idea of starting a third
political party for the school elections, pushing a minority
classmate to run for student council president. When her patronizing
plan falls apart ("You got eyes that see no further than the color
of my skin," says their African-American candidate before dropping
out of the election), the Freedom Party transforms into the No-Name
Party, and the plot jarringly changes focus. Having endured more
than their share of epithets (among them: blubber, faggot, loser,
nerdette), the Gang of Five all run for elected positions on a
platform protesting name-calling in school, invoking the
heavy-handed slogan, "Sticks and stones may break our bones, but
names will break our spirit." $6.00
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to see if the Peabody Institute Library has a copy on the shelf.
The Misfits (2001)
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Misfits was the inspiration for the annual celebration of
No Name Calling Week.
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