My Big Mouth by Peter Hannan

Author:Peter Hannan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

The next morning when I looked at Miss Danderbrook in class, I couldn’t stop thinking about the flip-flops. I was kind of shocked at how much more human she seemed all of a sudden.

She divided the class into small groups to work more on poetry — except me. She let me sit at my desk by myself, like I was some sort of poet-in-residence or something. I was definitely reaping the rewards of my new Teacher’s Pet status.

After a while, Danderbrook asked me to read another poem. “Is there something special you’ve been working on that you’d like to share?” she asked.

I pulled out my notebook and flipped to a song that was definitely special. Of course, I recited it as a poem again … with an extra helping of dramatic energy. I stood up.

“Full of Bleep!” I shouted, my voiced laced with anger and attitude. The title alone made everyone jump, including Miss Danderbrook, who accidentally threw her pencil into the air. I woke them all from their first-period siesta. I really cranked it up, like a beatnik poet from an old movie. I tilted my head back and let ’er rip:

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