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Annoyed at having to walk his sisterβs dog on his birthday, Connor heads into an undeveloped subdivision, where he comes across chilling evidence of a strangerβs unhappiness. A girl sneaks away from her class camping trip to a local conservation area and experiences the terror and joy of fending for herself for the first time. Domβs brother gives him a special crystal to boost his confidence, and the gift conjures up a child laborer from the impoverished area of Madagascar where the stones were mined. Mysterious voices at the local county fair prompt Aislynn to think twice after her older sister dumps her for her high-school buddies. While volunteering at his local soup kitchen, Len discovers that there are bigger shames than having the class bully seeing you in a hairnet. And on an historic bridge in Budapest, Lazloβs dream of the perfect father-son birthday outing becomes a nightmare when his father introduces him to his Neo-Nazi friends.
A companion to the critically acclaimed Sit.
Key Text Features
short stories
table of contents
dialogue
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DEBORAH ELLIS is the author of The Breadwinner, which has been published in thirty languages. She has won the Governor Generalβs Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Childrenβs Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and the UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.
