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Here’s another book we’re looking at for Whole-School Read this summer. It’s the YA version, which explains a lot of vocabulary and leaves out a lot of hate-speech. It was an interesting (maybe bordering on fascinating) look at the injustices of the American justice system, particularly how it deals with the poor and people of

Pre-Order HERE Chapter One Lily’s feet automatically stepped in time to the music after all that rehearsing, or maybe it was in time to her heartbeat. She could hear the room turn to look at her as she came down the aisle, that rustle of suits and dresses, but she couldn’t look at any of

Mornings feel cold, a crisp breeze Blows through open windows I hold that shudder, that shiver And remember it In the hot afternoon car-ride home.

There is a morning thing that happens around here. Sometime around 5:00 (this is mid-June, so the sky is beginning to lighten just a bit) the birds awaken. They sing and whistle and chirp their sweet bird songs. Then. Then. Today, it happened at 5:47. The magpies wake. Those bullies start screeching and screaming. And