Dennis moves to a private school on the insistence of Laura 's mother . In order to gain popularity with the kids at the new school he lies and says his father died in the September 11 attacks while saving lives as a fireman . Laura confronts her son and criticizes his actions but he persuades her to back up his story and she ends up repeating the story to his class . One day , Dennis goes to a birthday party of a friend and he gets a body painting of the burning World Trade Center on his back . A kid who knew Dennis from summer camp happens to be at the party and he tells the other kids Dennis has been lying . Meanwhile , Laura coincidentally meets the kid 's mom at a gas station , learns of the camp friend attending the party , and realizing the truth about Dennis ' father will come out , she rushes to the party , but arriving too late to prevent the damage , finds her son sitting alone and crying , ostracized by the group
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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