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Only one thing distinguished the letter--the one that was the start of the terror--from the twenty letters she had already opened. (“The Mother Goose Madman” by Betty Ren Wright)

He was sprinting as fast as he could, glancing over his shoulder every so often; he was surprised with the distance that now separated him from his shadow.

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Lisa is pregnant. (Life as We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer)

Rob’s face was vivacious as he finally stepped foot onto the long, awaited American soil—his eyes were wet and his palms were sweaty as he was apprehensive about his new lifestyle.

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Basketball is my thing. I can hoop. Case closed. I’m six four and I got the moves...(Slam! by Walter Dean Myers)

Stamp collecting is a meticulous hobby. Fortunately, this petite, brown eyed, brown haired, five-two girl loves to categorize her various stamps in containers on her bedroom floor.

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“Hey, fish face!”(“Annie Guppy” by Stephanie Greene)

“It was worth the pain.”

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