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Wanda

This character is a young Polish-American girl. She is continually bullied by the other girls in her class about her name, her neighborhood, and her one set of clothing. This character is a talented artist whose father takes her and her brother away to a bigger city when he feels that the family is experiencing too much discrimination in the small town.

Maddie

This character has short blond hair and often wears secondhand clothing passed down from her siblings. This character undergoes a major change over the course of the story and by the end, she pledges never to stand idly by again in the event that someone else is being hurt in her presence.

Peggy

This character is the most popular girl in school. She has curly auburn hair, a pretty face, and many nice clothes. This character is the one who devises the dresses game and...

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