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Show Fair Forever - ,46 Chapter Nine The Party Mom eyes me over the newspaper as I enter the kitchen. "How was rowing?" she asks. . "It was good," I answer. "I made it all the way to the lighthouse and back." I grin at my own joke. Mom rolls her eyes. "Did you ever find your calculator?" "No, not yet." "Did you look in your backpack?" ." , "Yes. And in my desk, and in my closet. And under my bed." I open the cupboard and grab some bread, dropping it in the toaster. Mom takes off her glasses, raises her voice in encouragement. "Do you want me to drive you to school again tomorrow, or do you want to take the bus?" < |
