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Summary of the novel “Monkeyface Chronicles”
The story takes place in a fictional city called Fairview. It is about a kid named Philip Skylar who is born with an extremely face disfiguring syndrome yet an intellectually and physically gifted person. However, many people stereotypically assume that he has other problems just because of his facial appearance. When he is in middle school, he is often bullied by Gram brothers and their gang. Despite that, there are still many people who have sympathy towards Philip. One of them is his girlfriend Adeline, who has been him from the beginning of the novel until she eventually left for Europe, and another person is his brother, Michael, who often stands out to protect him. The Skylar brothers and

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