Penalty Shot by Matt Christopher

Author:Matt Christopher [CHRISTOPHER, MATTHEW F]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780316094184
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2009-12-19T05:00:00+00:00

14

Jeff loafed around for the rest of the weekend, enjoying the fact that his homework was already done. When Monday morning came, he set off for school with a light heart. His composition was tucked neatly in his notebook. For once, he was looking forward to English class.

But Ms. Collins wasn’t in class that day. A short, gray-haired man with wire-rimmed glasses was sitting behind her desk when Jeff arrived.

“Ms. Collins is away at a teachers’ conference. I’m substituting for the week,” explained the stranger.

“Oh, I have this composition to turn in,” said Jeff. “Maybe I could leave it on her desk?”

“Fine,” said the substitute. “I’ll add a little note to document when it was turned in. Just put it down there.”

Jeff did, then took his seat.

“Guess we’ll soon see how good a tutor my sister is, huh?” whispered Hayes across the aisle.

Jeff nodded. He didn’t want to admit it, but he was a little disappointed Ms. Collins wasn’t there to read the composition right away. Then he smiled to himself.

Who would have thought I’d be anxious for someone to read something I’d written? he thought. As he listened to the substitute drone on, he found himself wishing for another reason that Ms. Collins were there — at least she made the material sound interesting!

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