Opening my mouth, I allowed Mom to turn my head this way and that, so the light from the window could help her to examine every inch of my throat. Daddy, still sitting at the kitchen table asked, “How does her throat look?” Mom sat down at the table to tell Daddy, “We need ...
“Kathy Varner’s freewheeling memoirWacky on the Junktakesreaders on an engaging and spirited journey fueledby sugar (and a few other substances) and told with heart. If you came of age in the era of Wonder Bread and the Grateful Dead, this book speaks your language—and if you, like ...
As Grandmère tells Julian, “It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost you everything.” With poignant symbolism and gorgeous artwork that brings Sara’s story out of the past and cements it firmly in this moment in history, White Bird is sure to ...
My best friend is ***.She lives in a tall building.She lives on the fifth floor.Everyday she takes the lift up and down.She is twelve years old.She is tall and thin.She has short black hair,two big eyes and a small mouth.She is very cute.I like playing with her.We are in ...
(10)___you and that takes a while," said Kathy. "We give them little(11)___, like helping with the afternoon tea, to make them feel important." The best part of Kathy and Ruth's roles is watching students become more (12)___. They will never (13)___ the student who would ...
“Kathy Varner’s freewheeling memoirWacky on the Junktakesreaders on an engaging and spirited journey fueledby sugar (and a few other substances) and told with heart. If you came of age in the era of Wonder Bread and the Grateful Dead, this book speaks your language—and if you, like ...
“escape from emotion.”* When I heard that, a percentage of my brain defaulted to English 2310 (British Poetry from 1798. or something like that) and Wordsworth’s statement that poetry is the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in ...
heavy metal objects that, when sent flying through the air, can be lethal in a severing-a-major-artery kind of way. Please don’t ask me how I know this. Also you may be asking yourself, “How often does a belt buckle go flying through the air?” Doesn’t matter. Only takes once...
heavy metal objects that, when sent flying through the air, can be lethal in a severing-a-major-artery kind of way. Please don’t ask me how I know this. Also you may be asking yourself, “How often does a belt buckle go flying through the air?” Doesn’t matter. Only takes once...