Francisco Jimenez: A Hard Life

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A Hard Life “Inside Out” by Francisco Jimenez is a realistic fiction book about a child in school who has trouble speaking English. In the beginning, Francisco gets introduced to his teacher. The rest of the class, then came in and Francisco started learning people’s names. Soon, Francisco starts getting tired of hearing his teacher talk all day. He then starts feeling left out. In the end, Francisco finally feels like he fits in. He felt as if he were a butterfly hatching from its cocoon. This story shows that Francisco struggles in his new life. One way Francisco struggles in his new life is that he and his family cannot speak English. In paragraph 11 Miss Scalapino is speaking to the class and Francisco can’t understand a thing. In paragraph

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