The references to a "ladies' waiting room" and the saying that "children should be seen and not heard" suggest that the selection is set in -

a
an earlier era
b
an agricultural environment
c
a faced paced neighborhood
d
a period of social upheaval

one reason summer auggie is because she is kind, and the whole "boy war" between jack will and julian was probaly thinking her to be on auggies sode and if you read auggie and me,   she was nice to auggie because julian was mean and auggie needed some freinds. hope this

realistic fiction depicts life and society in a true to life  manner.

its main characters are dynamic.

they grow and transform with their experiences, making it easier for readers to  relate to them.

this genre primarily focuses on the  daily struggles  of ordinary people, validating their experiences.

hope that ! : )