1 Almost the President Struggle of the Titans my best friend Tommy Kasten blurted out Your dad made up Struggle of the Titans Yeah yeah yeah Alex McLeod said his legs and head bobbing up and down With three other guys in his company Best game ever Tommy started making ray gun noises like he was fighting a space alien I’ve never heard of it Ellen Holmes said I can’t wait for your dad to come in Alex Robby Rosen said Maybe he’ll bring in free games for each of us
That would be awesome said Hector Adélia another one of my best friends He can’t Alex said He’s going on a business trip that week A bunch of us were sitting at lunch in the cafeteria talking about Career Week which my fourth-grade class was having in two weeks Every afternoon parents would come in to talk to us about their jobs in Mrs Burke’s class with me Tommy was in Mrs Ladislavski’s class everyone calls her Mrs L and so was Tracy Hazlett who was also sitting at our table Ellen Robby Hector and Alex were I hope Tricia’s dad comes and brings stuff for us I said What’s he do Alex asked She told me he works for a company that makes all sorts of sports jerseys and hats Maybe he’ll bring everyone a hat I wish we were having Career Week Tommy 2
