Summary

In “Some Jerk,” George went to school on Monday morning. Kelly apologized for ignoring her and asked if she was mad that she had gotten the role of Charlotte. George said she was not mad. Kelly said if George thought she was a girl, then Kelly thought she was a girl, too. She had looked up transgender people on the internet and knew that boys could take hormones to prevent their bodies from changing into the bodies of men. George assumed her mother would not be okay with that. She told Kelly what had happened with the magazines, and Kelly was enraged on George’s behalf.

Ms. Udell told the class that they would be spending all their afternoons in the auditorium, rehearsing and preparing the set. George was tasked with painting Wilbur’s pen and signed up to be the crew member...