Summary

In Chapter 25, Liz and Bean each bought one brightly colored outfit that would stand out among the clothes that they bought to go to school. On the first day of school they wore these outfits and discovered they fit in better with the black kids who wore bright colors than the white kids who wore jeans and t-shirts. Because of her lime green outfit Bean earned the nickname Day-Glo Girl.

In Chapter 26, Bean describes the riled up atmosphere at Byler High. She felt kids were waiting for a fight. Other than that Bean was surprised how easy her classes were. She was frustrated with home economics where she was taught how to properly set a table and told why she should wear a girdle, things Bean didn’t believe were even practical.

Bean began volunteering on the pep squad once she learned she...