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think he read it twice on his own.

It’s the only book he’s read all year.

But even if he called home, his

parents wouldn’t buy it for him.

They don’t think reading has any

value. Their attitude is a lot of the

reason Daniel doesn’t like school.”

She handed me the list, and I

went out to my van to bring in the

books. As I did, I thought about my

own experience in school as a boy.

Though the book Daniel liked is

fiction, much of it is based on my

experiences. As I put the ones for

the students into the box, I put in

one extra.

On my way back to the

classroom, I passed the principal

and the teacher’s-aid. They were

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