Fat Maxine — Anne Toole

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Some of the children at school would make fun of Maxine because she was kind of fat. They made her feel sad. What happens to Maxine at school and did it make the other children stop being mean to her? What did the other children learn about themselves as they got to know Maxine? There was a little girl named Maxine who was kind of fat. Some of the children at school liked to make fun of her because of that. It made Maxine feel very sad Because they treated her so bad. One day Maxine really surprised the kids And made them happy because of something she did. Did they start liking her because of that? Did it matter that Maxine was still kind of fat?