George: Chapters 6-7

by Alex Gino
Inside, George knows that she is a girl. When her class puts on a production of Charlotte's Web, she is not allowed to try out for the role of Charlotte — but with the help of her best friend, George is determined to show the world who she really is.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-5, Chapters 6-7, Chapters 8-9, Chapters 10-12
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  1. groggy
    stunned or confused and slow to react
    “Upstairs,” George answered groggily.
  2. tread
    stomp heavily or roughly
    George gathered her things into her backpack, wiggled her feet into her sneakers, and trod back downstairs.
  3. resignation
    acceptance of an unpleasant but inevitable situation
    “You’re disgusting,” said Mom, resignation in her voice.
  4. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
    Ms. Udell subtly pointed at George and motioned with one finger for her to come up to the teacher's desk.
  5. gander
    mature male goose
    “Or one of the other boys’ parts. Templeton? Mr. Zuckerman? The gander?”
  6. warily
    in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
    Ms. Udell eyed George warily.
  7. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
    Ms. Udell’s focus turned to the bubble of ebullience bouncing in front of her.
  8. chime in
    break into a conversation
    Another voice chimed in: “Yeah, George, how come you’re not in the play?”
  9. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
    George cringed, recognizing Rick’s voice behind him.
  10. guffaw
    laugh boisterously
    Jeff guffawed, and Rick laughed alongside him.
  11. flush
    turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
    They didn’t know her secret, or else they wouldn’t have dropped it so quickly, but their guess had been so close that George’s cheeks flushed with shame.
  12. furrow
    make or become wrinkled or creased
    Kelly’s brow furrowed in thought.
  13. respective
    considered individually
    They ran to their respective buses, the soles of their sneakers slapping on the blacktop, calling “One-two-three!” and “Zoot!” behind them.
  14. under the weather
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
    “I was feeling under the weather today, so I came back home to do some cleaning,” said Mom.
  15. stony
    showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
    She went about her day with a stony face and rigid movements.
  16. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
    She went about her day with a stony face and rigid movements.
  17. ruffle
    disturb the smoothness of
    “If Mom catches me on the couch playing video games, she’ll make me do chores. But if I’m playing a game with my kid brother”—Scott ruffled George’s already messy hair—“she’ll call it fraternal bonding or something, and maybe let us play a few more rounds.”
  18. fraternal
    like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
    “If Mom catches me on the couch playing video games, she’ll make me do chores. But if I’m playing a game with my kid brother”—Scott ruffled George’s already messy hair—“she’ll call it fraternal bonding or something, and maybe let us play a few more rounds.”
  19. reptilian
    of or relating to cold-blooded vertebrates with scaly skin
    Scott drove as Bowser, the reptilian archvillain of the Nintendo game series.
  20. vie
    compete for something
    The pack of characters vied for the lead, throwing obstacles and running through one another while invincible.
  21. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
    The pack of characters vied for the lead, throwing obstacles and running through one another while invincible.
  22. void
    an empty area or space
    As they turned into the last long straightaway, George shot a red shell into the void ahead of her.
  23. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    She bit her lip as she veered around a sharp corner.
  24. clammy
    unpleasantly cool and humid
    The wheel felt moist in George’s clammy palms.
  25. hobble
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
    They hobbled over the finish line, booed at the defeated music that played on the television, and vowed together to crush Mario in the fourth and final round of the match.
Created on Tue Feb 13 15:34:15 EST 2018 (updated Tue Feb 13 16:21:30 EST 2018)

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