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Cassie Prausa

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To Create is to Captivate

Submitted to Contest #292

Miss EverdeenTom is a bright boy, one of my best students. At five feet two inches and ninety-eight pounds, he is taller and leaner than the other boys in his class. Being bright in the sixth grade is not well received by other middle school boys. They tease Tom, pulling at his too-loose clothing and attempting to touch his head but pretending they can't. Middle schoolers can be cruel, and I've seen it all. Tom doesn't seem to mind the teasing; he ignores it quite well—better than others might. Being as bright as Tom is, he focuses his energ...

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