![]() ![]() It was possible that Colleen had been struck in the head by a carelessly slung backpack, or accidentally elbowed in the eye by a rambunctious seventh-grade boy. The halls of William Gladstone were crowded and hectic. He had excused her from the project.Ĭolleen Pomerantz was not one of the criers, which is shy it was such a surprise when, on a cold February afternoon, Emma-Jean walked into the girls' room and found Colleen leaning over the sink with tears pouring down her face.Įmma-Jean's first thought was that Colleen had been injured. Petrowski, detailing her objections point by point. But crying is not a logical way to express one's opposition to the seventh-grade science curriculum. Of course Emma-Jean had no intention of participating in such a barbaric and unhygienic activity. ![]() Petrowski announced it was time to dissect a sheep's eyeball. They cried if their clay mug exploded in the kiln and when they couldn't finish the mile in gym. They cried if they got a 67 of an algebra test or if they dropped their retainer into the trash in the cafeteria. Emma-Jean Lazarus knew very well that a few of the seventh-grade girls at William Gladstone middle School were criers. ![]()
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