Eden's Wish by M. Tara Crowl

Author:M. Tara Crowl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group

Even though she’d traveled to places on Earth that many mortals would never see, Mission Beach Middle School held countless wonders for Eden. Each time the bell rang, you got to get out of your seat, walk down the hall while speaking freely to other students, and proceed into a brand-new classroom to be instructed by a different teacher. This happened six times in a school day. Compared to solitary lessons in the lamp, the setup was glorious.

Surprises awaited her in every class. In homeroom, she was shocked when the teacher turned on the TV. She couldn’t imagine what Xavier would say about that.

On the screen, a teenage boy and girl sat at a desk like the anchors on the news the night before.

“Good morning, and welcome back!” said the boy with a big, cheesy smile. “This is Mission Beach High Morning News, bringing you the local, national, and global news you want to know!”

“If you’re new,” the girl chimed in, “we broadcast to Mission Beach High, Middle, and Elementary schools every morning from Monday to Friday.

“The season opener for our Mission Beach High Tigers is Friday night, at home,” she said. “Tickets are going fast, so make sure you get one!”

“And this afternoon, our middle school football team will be playing a preseason scrimmage against Mount Carmel,” the boy added. “Come on out and support your baby Tigers!”

Eden watched in awe as they moved on to local news: a convenience store robbery, the birth of a panda in the San Diego Zoo, the upcoming visit from the president. They even did a spot on the Darryl Dolan story, which seemed to be a media favorite.

After homeroom, Eden and Sasha moved to their first period, Spanish. The teacher was an exhausted-looking woman named Mrs. Cantrell. Her weakly delivered lesson didn’t even compare to the dynamic teaching of Xavier. Eden had always known he was brilliant, but in a vague, general way, like the way she knew he had dark hair and loved show tunes. Now she could see how extraordinary he was. Mortals had nothing on him.

As the hour went on, Eden couldn’t help but wonder what these mortals had done in their previous years of schooling. After going over a few basic conversational phrases, they moved on to conjugating simple verbs. To Eden, the lesson was child’s play.

But while she was miles ahead academically, there were also parts of school on Earth she didn’t understand. Throughout first period, the whole room turned to stare every time she answered a question. A few of the looks she got were downright hostile, but Eden couldn’t work out why.

Eventually, Mrs. Cantrell told her to raise her hand.

“Raise my hand? Why?”

“Sorry,” Sasha spoke up. “She’s from Sweden. Things are different there.” With her eyes wide, she shook her head emphatically at Eden. So Eden kept her mouth shut through the rest of the class and observed. It seemed students lifted one arm if they wanted to answer a question, and then the teacher chose one of them to speak.

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