Nikki and Deja by Karen English

Author:Karen English
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Carlos tsks loudly. He stands and begins gathering his belongings from inside the desk. When his arms are crammed full of books and small toys and spiral notebooks and pencils, he starts across the room toward the seat assigned to him by his teacher. But Mr. Blaggart stops him.

“Oh, no, buddy boy. You look like you need some time alone—to think and get rid of your attitude. I want you to sit at the special desk by the class library.” Carlos stops in his tracks. He pivots dramatically and, nearly stomping his feet as he walks, heads in the direction of what everyone calls the dummy desk. It’s where you go when you’re having problems following directions. It’s where you go when you need to do your work by yourself—where there are no distractions, and where the teacher can keep a close eye on you. It’s where you go so that you will not disturb others who are trying to stay on task and do their own work.

Deja can see that Nikki is trying to stifle a laugh. Keisha is trying to keep from laughing as well.

Mr. Blaggart claps a loud, thunderous clap. Then he walks over to the whiteboard and writes the topic for their morning journals in giant letters: WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW RULES!

“Okay, everybody. Let’s get to work!” He looks around the room as everyone pulls out his or her journal and slowly gets to work. When he seems satisfied, he settles in at Ms. Shelby-Ortiz’s desk, picks up a newspaper he must have brought with him, snaps it open, and begins to read.

Deja is shocked. Ms. Shelby-Ortiz would never do such a thing. Read a newspaper? Deja’s sure there’s a rule against such a thing. But Mr. Blaggart looks perfectly at ease breaking it.

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