The Friends Summary
Rosa Guy

The Friends Summary

Fourteen-year-old Phyllisia Cathy is constantly picked on, not only by her classmates, but also by her white teacher. She immigrated to America from the West Indies with her parents and older sister Ruby. Because she is different, many of the poorer students try to beat her up for being smarter and better off than they are. Only one person sticks up for Phyllisia, and that person is Edith. Edith is poor...

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