He willingly takes the spelling answers but feels guilt in doing so, as he just can’t stand Juli Baker.īryce hopes to better avoid Juli once seventh grade at Mayfield Junior High begins. What Juli does not realize is that Bryce never intended to kiss Juli, hates her advances, and purposely acquires Shelly Stalls as his girlfriend just to give Juli a hint. Juli demonstrates her enthusiasm for Bryce by befriending him and clinging to him in primary school saving him from Shelly Stalls, in whom Bryce is plainly not interested, in fifth grade and sharing answers with him in sixth-grade spelling. Their point-counterpoint narration continues as they relate the events of each year until present-day eighth grade. From Juli’s perspective, it is Bryce who takes her hand and clearly wants to kiss her. That day, Juli offers to help Bryce with the moving boxes and will not take no for an answer she chases him down, holds his hand, and resists leaving his side.

Bryce opens the story in his viewpoint, sharing how Juli Baker becomes the bane of his existence when he and his family move across the street from the Bakers just before the start of second grade. The story of Flipped is told in 14 first-person chapters that alternate between the perspectives of Bryce Loski and Julianna Baker, eighth graders at Mayfield Junior High. Content warning: Several characters use the word “retarded” to refer to a character with an intellectual disability.

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