Story Time
Learning to Love School
By Kimberly P. Johnson • Illustrated by Zoe Ranucci
I flipped through last year’s notebook and looked at say dear?” she asked as she pulled into the tight parking the “C” circled at the top of my paper. I slammed the space. “Oh nothing, let’s go,” I said. notebook shut as I felt my stomach start to churn. It was almost that time again – SCHOOL. I dreaded the idea We walked into the school uniform store and I could of starting another school year. A “D” in math, a “C” in feel my stomach bouncing again. I knew how it would science and a “D” in reading, I felt like start, first I’d get a teacher who couldn’t Dys-lex-ia, Dys-lex-ia, pronounce my last name. “Jaw-bal-ski? such a failure. My mom tried to keep me encouraged, but I didn’t feel like this I repeated the word over Jal-bow-sky?”, Next, I would get stuck year was going to be any different. I had and over in my head. sitting beside the schoo ?'V??v??v?V?B?V&???rF?6&??G??B??FVB?B??FV6R?R&?WB?&VF??r6????2?????F??B?R?Bv2G?6?W???G?2??W??F??2G?6?W???FR?R6??W2?"??F???rV?6RF?W?6?V?BvWB?FR66??????G?2??W????&WVFVBF?Rv?&B?fW"?Vv??WB?b?f?????F?R7WFW7Bv?&??B?fW"????VB?F??2G?6?W???FR??6?72v?V?B?v??&R?Rf?"??B&V??r?R?FR66????&VF??rv2F?Rv?'7B?6?V?B6?6?'B???V?VBv??7BF?R6??F?W2&6??Bv?FVBf?"F?Rv?&G2????VB?BWfW'?F???rv2w&VB??6?V?B????F?f???6?6????r?2?7F??BF?W&R??G&?VBF?F?F??F?W"V??R?BWfW'?F???rv2w&VB'WBv?V??&VBF?R6?v?2?7FVB&?V?BF?R7F?&R??6?V?B&VBF?R?V?VB???WF?F?&VBv?&G2??VB?F?R6?727F'FVBv?&G2'WB?BF????Rv???RF?V?67&?&?RF?R?WGFW'2v?vv??r?6??V??rF?R?WGFW'2v?V?BvWB67&?&?VB??????VB???VB?( ?W?7W6R?R?6?V?B??R?V6R??B?V???F?R6??F?W3?( ?( ?????F??RF?v?F?F?R7F?&R?( ?????6?B?( ?vR?VVB?W?W2?VgBF?R6?v?2?B??FVB??F?Rv?&?7F?F??rF???R7W&R??R&R6WBf?"F?Rf?'7BF??b66?????( ???g&??B?b?R?( ?v?C?( ??6?VB?( ?F?R6??F?W2?( ?6?R66?????Vv???6?V?F?( ?B7F?BF??V"F?Bv?&B?vR6????FVB?( ?7F??V???r??F?R6??F?W2 ( ?( ?????( ??6?''????VB??F?F?R6"?B?VFVBF?v&BF?RG&VFVB?F?F?( ?B?V?F??W72F?V?W?( ??F??B?W"?( ?N( ?2??????W7B????( ?????v??F???fRF?v?F?66????F??2?V"?F??( ?Bv?BF??fRF??&??WfW'?F???rv???( ?6?R6?B?6?( ?B??R?W7B???W66?????S?( ??w&&&VB???WF??Bv2BF?B???V?BF?B?&V??VBF?B6?Rv2F?R??F?6&V?Vb??B??W7Bv?6?VBF?B????v2??v?W.( ?2FVv?FW"?6?Rv6?( ?BF??g&?V?F??'WB6?R7W&RFV6?W#?F?B6?V?B?76?&?&Rv?'6R( ?v?BF?B??Rv2&WGG?( ??fRF?vWB???bF?W6RV??f?&?2?&??V@??&Vf?&R66????7F'G2&6???6?( ?Bv?B( 2???fR66?????( ?6?Rv?&???F?R7F?&R6?B?( ??^( ?&RF?R?????Rv??6??VWv?vv?VB???Vv?VB?WB??VB&V6W6R?6?V?F?( ?B?V??B?( ?2??W'6V?bg&???V&???r??f??rg&?V?G2?"????rFV6?W'2F?B7W?6VBF?&RgV????( ?6?RW?6???VB???R??R ( ???&R6?Rv2&?v?B?v?V??( ??^( ?&RF?R???( ?????( ??6?''???F?F?( ?B?V?F?&R'VFR??B&V6?VB&???#B???V?VBF?RF??"?Bv2?W7BF?B?v26???rF??6V?bF?F???Rv??6??VW?&6?VB???f?"6??R&V6???F?F??fV?B??r?V6???FVB66?????( ??r6???R?GF?R??&R6??f?FV?B&?WBF?Rf?'7BF???W'6V?bg&???FR66???????RvWBF??V&??B6VR??W"?V&???r??f??r?b66???????W'&?VBF?F?R6V6??B&?r?Bg&?V?G2?B?VWBvW6??RFV6?W'2 ( ?6?R6???VB6VB?F?R&???&Vv?f????rWg&?V?G2?"????r?B?6?V?B?V"F?R6?GFW"?b7GVFV?G2W????VB??6?V?B6VRF?RW?6?FV?V?B???W"f6Rv?V?6?RF?VB&?WB66?????v?BFV6?W'2??R??R ( ?F???r&?WBF?V?"7V??W"??6BF?W&Rv?F?6?RF?F?( ?B???rv2F?B???bF?RF???w2?V?&?r&?VBW???FW6??G'???rF?6?R??VBvW&R???R?bF?RF???w2F?BW?6?FVB?RF?????b6??WF???rF?6?( 2F???&?G??( ?vV???66?????2??B6?w&VBf?"?R&V6W6R??fR?V&???rF?6&??G??( ??F??B?W"?( ??fRG?2??W???( ?f??"f??6R&?r?WB?( ?W?7W6R?R?6?V?B??R?V6R??B?V???F?RFW6??( ??????VBW?B6?V?F?( ?B&V?WfR( ?6?v?C?( ?6?R&W?VB?( ?F?BF?W6?( ?B?fRF???R??R?W?W2( ?v'&?V??RFV????( ?6?R6?B26?R?V?B?WB?W"?FR66?????( ?v2F??2v?&?FVb?F?B6?R??B?V"?S???B??w&???VB?B6?????W"??B?( ?v? ( GGC?( ??6?V?B?F??B?W"??BG?2??W???( ?( ??6?''??'WB?F?6&??G??&F?vWBF?Rv?&G2?WB?( ?v?B&R??RF???r?W&S?( ???VW2?Rg&???f??rg&?V?G2??V&???r?"?VWF??r6?VB?( ?v?BF?W2?B??????S??( ??????W"6?72?( ?6?RvW6??RFV6?W'2 ( ??77W&VB?W"?( ????BF?W6?( ?B???^( ?&Rv?vv?VB?( ?6?( ?B&V?WfR?B?6?B?W&R ( ??F?&V7FVB?v'&?V??RF?R?????Rv??6??VW??W'6V?bg&???V&???r??f??r6BF?v?&?v?B&W6?FR?R?( ????6?72?WN( ?2vWB7F'FVB?( ?g&?V?G2?"????rFV6?W'2??R??R?( ?f?"???V?B?F??2F?RFV6?W"6??VB?( ?f?'7B??WB?R6??&???(
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