Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones — page 1 — is 1 SUMMER RUINED When Kevin woke up on the first day of summer he had all sorts of things planned First he would eat cold leftover pizza and an ice cream sandwich for breakfast With Mom and Dad at work and only his older brother Kyle to watch him he'd be able to do anything he pleased without getting in trouble

Sticks and Stones — page 2 — Once he was finished eating he would change into clean pajamas just because he could Finally Kevin would watch a few hours of TV before moving to the computer to play video games until lunch And tomorrow he'd do the same thing He would wash rinse and repeat all summer Unlike at school Kevin was able to be himself at home without feeling bad about it The lack of people to chat with in class or sit with during lunch had made every

Sticks and Stones — page 3 — day a struggle The idea of friends was depressingly unfamiliar At home there was nobody to judge him or ask why his belly

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