After all this time, I still ask myself: Was it my fault?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Either way, I wonder what would
have happened if I’d called out a
warning. Or kept my mouth shut
later. Would J. T. and Digger still be
my friends? Would the DiAngelos
still be living next door?

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2. After World War II the United States
and Britain airlifted food and supplies
into Russian-blockaded West Berlin.
US Air Force Lieutenant Gail S.
Halvorsen began dropping chocolate
and gum by parachute to raise their
spirits.

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3. Come one! Come all! You will never
have a more amazing experience!
Our new ride, the Hurricane
Hammer, will give you the biggest
thrill of your life. There is no other
ride in any other park in America that
provides the thrill that the Hurricane

Hammer does!

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4. My name is India Opal Buloni, and
last summer my daddy, the preacher,
sent me to the store for a box of
macaroni-and-cheese, some white
rice, and two tomatoes and I came
back with a dog. This is what
happened: I walked into the produce
section of the Winn-Dixie grocery
store to pick out my two tomatoes
and I almost bumped right into the
store manager.

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BONUS: What book is this from?

5. We need to work together to stop
bullying! Here is how you can help.
1. Tell an adult when you see
someone being bullied or are
being bulled.
2. Talk to the bully and tell them
that they are hurting others.
3. Don’t cheer a bully on. Let them
know that you aren’t ok with
their actions.

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(My daughter´s assignment please help.)