Blubber

The next morning, Tracy has a large project that is too big to carry on the bus, so Tracy’s mom drives Tracy and Jill to school. Jill is relieved to not have to face Wendy on the bus. She resolves to simply ignore Wendy. 

In class, Jill notices that Linda has taken her spot. Wendy tells Jill that her new desk is over where Linda used to sit. Jill calls Linda Blubber and asks why she moved the desks. Wendy defends Linda, telling Jill not to call her names. Wendy calls Jill a new name: B.B. Jill isn’t sure what B.B. stands for, but the rest of the class laughs. Jill complains to Mrs. Minish, who tells her to take the empty space next to Donna. Donna whispers about not wanting to sit next to B.B. 

In gym class, Bruce and Linda are team captains. Linda picks Wendy first. Jill gets picked last. Everyone on Bruce’s team moans when Jill ends up on their team. At lunch, Jill finds out that B.B. stands for Baby Brenner. Wendy pins a note to Jill’s desk that talks about how Jill needs to change her diapers. Jill remembers her mother’s advice and tries to laugh it off, but the kids in her class just mock her more.