Building Bridges by Andrea Davis Pinkney tells the story of 12-year-old Bebe who lives in Brooklyn with her grandmother, Mama Lil. Bebe dreams of becoming an engineer and is thrilled when she gets the opportunity to participate in a summer program where she will work with a team of engineers to help repair the Brooklyn Bridge.
Bebe is excited to learn about engineering and to help repair such an iconic landmark. However, she soon realizes that the program is not all she had hoped for. The other students are mostly boys and they seem to look down on Bebe because she is a girl. Bebe also feels pressure from Mama Lil, who is worried about Bebe spending her summer working on the bridge instead of helping out at home.
Despite the challenges, Bebe perseveres and begins to learn more about engineering. She also starts to make friends with some of the other students. Bebe's hard work and determination pay off when she is chosen to help with a key part of the bridge repair project.
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Whats the plot of the story building bridges by Andrea Pinkney?