To Principal Cornforth who is a real person Oh wait never mind This is fiction Really
1 All happy families are not alike especially families with seven kids But happy families are a lot like pizzas Once you find the right combination of ingredients things go together nicely My name is Curious McCarthy I am in the fourth grade and I am going to be a scientist I just recently decided on this career so I am practicing As a serious scientist I use
footnotes 1 And for the record my family is pretty much a happy family if you can ignore dirty socks on the sofa and long lines outside the bathroom Big families can also be a lot of work Even happy ones It takes some experimentation to get things right Last week I decided to try chemistry My week as a chemist went something like this Sunday 6 59 p m How do I look Dad asked Great Mom said Except for the white socks said my oldest sister Charlotte As a scientist I like to observe And tonight I
