Read the excerpt from "I'm Not Thirteen Yet" by Amy
Bernstein
What central idea do the details in this excerpt best
support?
o canceling plans
O growing up
being left out
O being in a club
Gradually, Lynette stopped inviting me over after school.
One day, on my way into the girls' bathroom, I overheard
Lynette and Shelley Abrams discussing their after-school
plans at Dale's Ice Cream
"This afternoon is going to be so much fun," said Lynette.
"It's going to be you, me, and the rest of the 'Fab
Thirteens. Just remember, no twelve-year-olds."
I heard a foilet flush and scurried into an empty stall. Their
giggles felt like needles. I heard the sinks running and
knew they were tossing their locks in the mirror. This
couldn't be happening. But I was quickly getting the picture
that it was