Katharine the Almost Great: Bent Out of Shape

Katharine the Almost Great: Bent Out of Shape — page 9
When everyone saw our picture they oohed and ahhed over Rebecca’s origami flowers No one mentioned my trees My shoulders drooped I felt like one of my crumply weeds Mrs Bingsley drew triangles on the board Who knows this shape She called on my cousin Crockett It’s a right triangle Wrong Crockett I said It’s a plain triangle Actually said Mrs Bingsley Crockett’s correct Mrs Bingsley drew more triangles She used words like obtuse acute and equal somethings There were so many triangles I felt tricked At lunch I traded my mom’s perfectly cut triangle-shaped tuna and pickle sandwich for Matthew’s Fluffer Nutter peanut butter one I didn’t care if Mom saw me 12