Stand Tall by Joan Bauer

Author:Joan Bauer [Bauer, Joan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101657904
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2005-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

Eight P.M., December 24.

Tree, Curtis, Larry, and Grandpa looked at the half-bare living room.

Tree hadn’t realized how important Christmas trees were until he didn’t have one.

Larry said, “Some Christmas.”

Curtis said, “Shut up.”

They’d been at each other all day.

Grandpa grabbed his walker, struggled up. “We’re going to change things here. We’re going to form a squad—tough and unified. And don’t tell me it can’t happen. I saw it happen in Nam. Saw different people with nothing in common work together to a common goal and become strong friends. So strong, you’d do just about anything to make sure your buddies stayed alive.”

He rolled the walker to the middle of the living room. “That’s what it comes down to sometimes—forgetting how you feel; being brave in front of your friends.”

Curtis, Larry, and Tree were quiet.

Bradley, who understood about friendship, trotted in from the hall.

“We need a Christmas tree,” Larry said finally.

Grandpa nodded. “That would help.”

“We could get one at the store,” Tree suggested.

“The stores,” Curtis snapped, “are closed.”

Grandpa grinned. “Guess we’ll have to steal one.”

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