Zora and Me by Victoria Bond

Author:Victoria Bond
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780763643003
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2010-02-14T10:00:00+00:00

Zora’s story about Mr. Pendir wasn’t a lie. It was her way of making things make sense, explaining our lives through a story. And just as stories guard the pictures of the selves and worlds we cherish the most, sometimes we have to defend our stories. Monday at recess was one of those times.

Stella Brazzle led the enemy force.

The boys were kicking a ball around the yard, playing every man for himself. We girls skipped rope in the grass, singing songs that mostly Zora had made up. We always played partners, and the rule was that one pair turned while another pair jumped. When Zora and I turned for Stella and Hennie Clarke, our voices kept time perfectly. We were so good, they stayed in the rope for at least fifty jumps.

“I saw Pendir with a gator snout,

Looking his way ’bout wore me out.

But Mama’s little child got good, strong eyes.

Mama’s little girl don’t tell no lies.

Mama’s little girl don’t tell no lies.”

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