George: Maddie

George

By Alex Gino

Inference by Maddie Emrich-Shanks

In the book George by Alex Gino, George really breaks out of his shell by the end of the book. I know this because when Kelly proposes that George do the part of Charlotte, the play that the fourth grade is doing, secretly, he agreed because he really wanted to do the part. It is brave to say what you want. In the beginning of the book George would have said no because he was so shy about doing anything girly. But he did really well in the play. Furthermore, close to the end, he finally told his secret to his mom. She then denied that he was a girl. In the beginning of the book he thought he was going to have to keep being a girl a secret, but now, he told his mom and he kept telling her until she understood. That was really brave. Clearly, George has really broken out of his shell by the end of the book!