I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a Na…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special, looking for someone, anyone to sit next to. A predator approaches: gray jock buzz cut, whistle around a neck thicker than his head. Probably a social studies teacher, hired to coach a blood sport. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). Speak, p.5, Macmillan
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