Chapter One Leo loved to explore He had explored many places with his parents the ocean the mountains even his very creepy basement To Leo just walking to school each day was a chance for exploring He liked to find different ways to get there He would make maps of the streets to remember the way Then once he got to school he would create new and interesting routes around the playground On Tuesday Leo came in through the front gate and past the kindergarten playground Then he went behind the portables where the big kids hung out He stopped and took out a notebook full of maps 11
He had made all of them himself Leo had just started mapping his new path when the first school bell rang Some of the kids started running to their classroom lines Hurry up a little girl said We only have one minute before we are late Leo put down his map He saw a pink backpack lying beside the portable He looked up to see Violet running to her line without her backpack Violet’s line was way over at the other end of the school Violet he called out She did not hear him Leo looked to his own side of the school The kids in his class were already lining up Well not lining up It was more like a football huddle than a line The rest of the class lines were straight as arrows But Leo’s teacher Mr Chang always came to find the class jumping up and down and making gorilla noises Eli and his friend Larry were the kings of gorilla noises And toilet sounds 3
