Lena, the Sea, and Me by Maria Parr

Author:Maria Parr [Parr, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781536218176
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2020-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

“How on earth can you break your hand in an English lesson?” Magnus wanted to know.

Lena explained that there was no telling what terrible things might happen if you were bored for long enough, and that our English lessons were so boring they’d been a risk to her health for some time now.

I was there when it happened. Lena was trying out one of her ruler stunts. She’d developed a technique that involved sticking a ruler into the wall like a sword, then tipping her chair in such a way that the ruler is the only thing holding her up. While Ellisiv was reading out a long text about the school day in Australia, I could see Lena was daring herself to tip even farther back in her chair, until she was almost horizontal. The ruler quivered under the strain. It certainly looked impressive.

Lena was concentrating so hard that she didn’t notice everybody, including Ellisiv, starting to peer in her direction. Then, just as the schoolchildren in Australia had gone home for the day and Ellisiv was about to say “Lena Lid” in the way only she can, we heard a sharp crack as the ruler broke, and a much louder crash as the chair slipped away and Lena slammed to the floor.

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