“JACKIE! SASHA IS waiting outside!” I hear Dad shouting from downstairs.
“OK. I’ll be there in a sec.” I run into my sister’s bedroom. “Have you seen my library book?”
“No. Why?” She smiles innocently.
“Because last week my library book was eaten by your hamster.”
“The week before that,” retorts my sister, “you dropped your library book in the aquarium.”
I do one last check in the big bathroom. Sometimes I read in the bathtub.
“What’s taking you so long, Jackie?” Dad’s voice thunders through the house.
“I need to find my library book. It’s due today.” I bounce down the stairs and nearly bump into a walking pile of clothes—which is really Dad carrying an overloaded laundry basket.
“Good luck with that one. The library closes in fifteen…
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Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites And Puzzles For Children And Kids (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2023