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Booktalking Colorado Full Record:
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Title: |
Notes from a Liar and her Dog |
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Author: |
Chondenko, Gennifer |
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Date Published: |
2001 |
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Genre: |
Real Life |
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Grade Level: |
6 - 8 |
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Booktalker: |
Sam Marsh |
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Booktalk:
“Antonia MacPherson, please come to the office,” the loudspeaker at school blared. “Antonia MacPherson, please come to the office!” it insisted again. My friend Harrison looked at me and asked if I wanted him to come. Of course, I did. We took the long way to the assistant principles office. Cave Man , one of our teachers, comes along while we are at the drinking fountain and escorts us to the office.
My mom is there with Just Carol, our art teacher. Harrison has a thing for Just Carol, and blushes red until his freckles disappear. The assistant principal sent him out.
“Carol says you’ve been telling people you’re adopted,” he says to me.
“What do I have to say to get out of here,” I mutter.
“Antonia, don’t play your games with me,” says my mother, “You’re not adopted and you know it.”
“Look Ant,” Just Carol interjects. “It seems you’re disturbed and I thought we could all sit down and work it out.”
“Butt out,” I respond.
“Antonia!” mom and Mr. Borgdorf say in unison. Then I get the lecture about appropriate conduct and probation.
“Why do you think you’re adopted?” asks Just Carol.
“Because I am. I don’t look like my sisters. And I certainly don’t act like them, because I never would behave as stupid as they do. And I wasn’t named after a queen of England, like Your Highness Elizabeth and Katherine the Great.”
It went downhill after that. Then the A.P. took Just Carol outside for a minute leaving me ALONE in the same room with my mom.
“You weren’t adopted,” she said. Then, “You know, I just don’t understand you. I never have had a moment’s worry with Elizabeth or Kate, either. But you, you’re like some kind of… some kind of . . .”
See? She didn’t think I was her real daughter either.
The PA and Just Carol returned and Mr. Borgdorf asked me about the boy who cried wolf. “And what do you think the boy learned?” he asked.
“He didn’t learn anything. He’s dead.”
“Fair enough. But why? What was the mistake he made?”
“He was stupid. He shouldn’t have expected anyone to help in the first place. He should have handled the wolf by himself. That’s what I would have done.”
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