How different everyone looked. How louldly they talked abou… - Patricia Reilly Giff

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How different everyone looked. How louldly they talked about who was starting work tomorrow, who would start in a week, while Sister Raymond sat at her desk looking serene. Bird felt a lurch in her chest. Of all of them, she though, she might be the one who'd miss school the most.

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Patricia Reilly Giff (born April 26, 1935) is an American author and teacher.

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