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Swing Into Action?
Ernesto is a new student from Peru. He is just learning to speak English. Many of the students make fun of his accent, or the way he speaks English. Grace sees Ernesto alone on the swings at the playground. She wants to talk with him. But she is afraid the other students might make fun of her too.
What should Grace do?