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having little success talking Daniel
into returning to the classroom.
When I handed the books to the
teacher, she looked at them and
said, “You have one more than we
paid for.”
I nodded. “Is it okay if I leave it
for Daniel?”
She smiled. “That would be
wonderful. Maybe it will be what
we need to break through the barrier
he’s built around himself.”
A few days later, I was looking
through the thank-you letters the
students wrote to me. One had
almost unintelligible writing but
had a well-drawn picture. It was
from Daniel. There was also a note
from the teacher. It simply said,
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