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The authors main point in “Rowing the Bus”, is that when Logan was bullied for many years, he managed to defend another when he was targeted for bullying. Bullying is something that any older kid will do to someone that cannot defend themselves. It had started during his elementary school years. First, Logan was bullied for his clothes, thick glasses, crossed eyes, and lisp pronunciation. His mom would bring hand-me downs and made him wear them, other kids would see and make fun of him. He was bullied for that. When he thought his prayers were answered, was when they had to move and go to a different school, he noticed that no one payed much attention to him on the bus because another student was being bullied, George. Another thing, was when

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