I was born extremely flexible - Summary

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This is a story about Janelle, a tall and talented gymnast who tries to help her brother Mason, a short and creative writer, achieve his dreams. Janelle and Mason have a close bond, but their dad favors Janelle and criticizes Mason. Janelle also becomes friends with Alyssa, a gymnast who Mason has a crush on. Janelle tries to set them up, but ends up hurting Alyssa and losing her trust. Janelle wins a competition and pays for Mason's college, but later finds out that he dropped out to take care of their sick dad. Janelle returns home and reconciles with her dad and brother, who also confess their love for each other.

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1. The text is a story about a girl named Janelle, her brother Mason, and their dad.
2. Janelle and Mason were very close as kids, but their dad favored Janelle over Mason and criticized his hobbies and choices.
3. Janelle became tall and skinny in eighth grade, which made her a good gymnast, but also attracted teasing from other kids.
4. Mason had a crush on a girl named Alyssa, who was also a gymnast, but Janelle accidentally humiliated him in front of her by reading his love poems aloud.
5. Janelle and Alyssa became best friends, and Janelle trained hard to win a gymnastics competition with a prize of $50,000 to pay for Mason's college.
6. Alyssa broke her arm during the competition due to exhaustion, and Janelle won the prize, but felt guilty for putting too much pressure on her.
7. Mason visited Alyssa at the hospital and gave her his poems, and they started dating.
8. Janelle and Mason distanced themselves from their dad, who was unsupportive of Mason's dream of becoming a writer.
9. Janelle found out that their dad was sick and that Mason had been taking care of him and skipping classes.
10. Their dad apologized to Mason for being hard on him, and they all reconciled.