Gooney Bird and the Room Mother by Lois Lowry

Author:Lois Lowry
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

"It's my mother," Barry announced loudly. "I'm sure it's my mother."

"No, it's mine," said Tyrone. "She almost bought a time-share in Mexico and it was a big scam."

"It's my mother," Nicholas and Tricia said together.

Gooney Bird glared at all of them. When the room fell silent, she continued.

Gooney Bird explained very patiently. "No," she said, "this is truly a great honor, not a scam at all. You have been chosen as room mother for Mrs. Pidgeon's second-grade class."

Mrs. X was silent for a moment. She was dumbfounded. She was overcome.

"Are you still there?" Gooney Bird asked.

"Yes," said Mrs. X.

"So may I tell everyone you said that?"

"Said what?" asked Mrs. X.

"'Yes.' You said, 'Yes.'"

"I only meant, 'Yes, I am still here.'"

"Please, please say yes," Gooney Bird said, "because then I get to be Squanto."

Mrs. X still didn't speak.

"And the principal will stop bugging Mrs. Pidgeon," Gooney Bird added.

"The principal is doing that?" asked Mrs. X in an outraged voice.

"Indeed he is," Gooney Bird replied.

Mrs. X didn't speak.

"The only thing you have to do is provide cupcakes. And you can come to the Thanksgiving pageant if you want, and sit in a seat of honor, and also—"

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