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Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?

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He was deeply embarrassed the next day at school because of the state in which he was. The clothes he was wearing looked odd. His shoes were gone in the fire and he had to wear tennis shoes to school. He had no homework or books and his backpack was also burnt in the fire. Some of the words that show his fear and insecurity are ‘outcast’, ‘geek’, ‘wanted to curl up and die’, ‘zombie’, and ‘surreal’.

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अध्याय 8: A House Is Not a Home - A House Is Not a Home [पृष्ठ ५४]

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अध्याय 8 A House Is Not a Home
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