Please Stop Laughing at Me
By, Jodee Blanco
Summary
In elementary school, things were good until fifth grade. Jodee volunteered with the special needs students at School, Marianne was a special needs student that Jodee got very close with. Jo Ellen didn't like that. That's where things started to escalate. Morgan Hills was Jodee's middle school. Jodee was in the "popular crowd" for a short period of time. Until a mistake at a party happened, then the harassing began. Jodee's new school was Northwest. Jodee met new friends over the summer, Emily, Jim, Sam, Rickie, Robbie, Greg, Jason, and Kim. Later Jodee started getting harassed. Years later Jodee attended her high school reunion. It turned out well.
Characters/Book Review
- Jodee is a full of care. She stands up for what she thinks is right. Jodee had a very difficult time in high school. Jodees friends were very close with her over the summer, but as the year went on they started bulling her.
- The book "Please Stop Laughing at Me" in my opinion was an interesting and shocking story to read because so many hurtful things happened to a girl that did nothing to deserve it.
Conflict/Resolution
- The conflict is Jodee went all through elementary, middle, and high school getting bullied.
- The resolution is twenty years later when she goes to her high school reunion and they all greet and make conversation with her.
Theme/ Textual Evidence
- The theme of the of the book is not put other people down for trying to help somebody else out.
- "The hardest part about being an outcast, Isn't the love you receive. It's the love you long you long to give that nobody wants. -Jodee Blanco
Citations
Jenna Flick. "Summary:." Please Stop Laughing at Me... N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2016. <http://pleasestoplaughingatmejennaflick.weebly.com/summary.html>.
Jenna Flick. "Summary:." Please Stop Laughing at Me... N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2016. <http://pleasestoplaughingatmejennaflick.weebly.com/summary.html>.
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