By eighth grade, she appreciates how all the tree's components, wind, and view add up to more beauty than simply the sum of their parts. Bryce does not know that Juli became so enamored with the tree while rescuing his kite that she wants to start every day by climbing it she loves the magical feeling of flying in the high branches. Climbing the tree is nothing new for Juli one day, she climbed to the highest points to rescue Bryce’s stuck kite.
They share a bus stop, however, and Juli manages to annoy him there every morning: She climbs a massive old sycamore tree in a nearby abandoned lot and hollers a countdown as the bus approaches, block by block.
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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