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K-Gr 4—Readers learn, through the perspective of a young girl, how she manages on days her mother cannot get out of bed. Her independence has come from necessity: She can make her own lunch with whatever is left, she can anticipate what dinner will be, she can look out the window to see how other children walking to school are dressed and if there is a "cloud coming out of their mouths," indicating cold. Throughout, she's anxious about a field trip that requires money and a signed permission form. Readers see how she swallows...Log In or Sign Up to Read More