Elsie was gross. Her eyes were squished above cheek bubbles of fat. Her chins rippled down her neck. She really didn’t have a waist except where her stomach bulged out below her chest. Her legs looked like two bed pillows with the ends stuffed in shoes. I knew everyone hated having Elsie in our room. When Elsie Edwards joins Mrs. Hanson’s fifth grade class, no one wants to even look at her much less make friends. But when Jenifer is asked by Mrs. Hanson to show Elsie around school on her first day, she has no choice but to oblige. … Continue reading →