For Deborah Taylor and all librarians who labor on behalf of our children NG Dedicated to my father Theodore Taylor Jr who will always inspire me to be me TT III
Contents ORIGAMI 8 IT FIGURES 10 12 ANGIE SUMMER LOST AND FOUND 14 STARS 15 SCI-FI NOVEL 18 MOM SPEAKS 20 ANTIDOTE 22 RHYMES WITH HARVEY 24 PERFECT 25 PORTRAIT 25 UNIQUE 26 JOE 27 BEST FRIEND 28 KNOCK-KNOCK 30 ME AND JOE 32 ALIEN 34 TUESDAY 35 PHONE CALL 36 DANCE WITH MY FATHER 38 SATURDAY PLAY 40 IN THE NEXT ROOM 41 SUNDAY DINNER 42 SEPTEMBER 44 CHECKMATE 45 DRESSING FOR SCHOOL 46 DAY ONE 47 TOO-SKINNY-FOR-WORDS 48 DAY TWO 49 FOILED 50 51 SECOND PERIOD SHORT WEEK 52 DINNER 54
DROP IN 55 SHOULDER-PAD SEASON 56 58 LATE-NIGHT SNACK SHADOW 59 DIET 60 STEALTHY DRESSER 61 SECRET 62 FUN RUN 63 LIMITS 64 A SLICE OF TRUTH 66 PHOTO ALBUM 68 LUTHER’S SAD SONG AGAIN 70 MORNING CLASSES 72 WHO SAYS 73 SECOND THOUGHTS 74 FEAR 75 TURTLE 76 BUSTED 76 SHIFT 77 GETTING IN THE GROOVE 78 GARVEY’S CHOICE 79 LIGHTER THAN AIR 80 PACT 81 FIRST WARM-UPS 83 84 CHORUS CALAMITY EMMANUEL 85 SATURDAY CATCH-UP 87 IT’S MANNY NOW 90 NO WORDS NEEDED 92 CAREFUL NOW 93 ELIANA 94 96 WHERE’D THAT COME FROM ADVICE 98 99 HIS WORDS COME TO THINK OF IT 100 NAME GAME 101 102 PERKS
WEEKEND WONDER MANNY’S SPICY PORTOBELLO BURGER SUPREME 102 REHEARSAL 103 THREE BEARS 104 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD SINGS MY SONG 105 WHEN I SING 106 A SPOONFUL OF SONG 108 HIGH SCHOOL HALF DAY 109 ANNOUNCEMENT 110 MANNY’S TURN TO BE BRAVE 112 PRACTICE 113 WORD WEB 114 PREPARATION 115 SCALES 116 THE CHANGE BELL 118 INSULT 119 120 GOOD COMPANY FACING THE MIRROR 122 ASSEMBLY 124 LET DOWN 126 THANKS FOR THE PUSH 126 AFTERMATH 127 127 NEW FAN COMPLIMENTS 128 LESS THAN PERFECT 129 INTRODUCTIONS 130 TOO SOON GOOD-BYE 131 ON THE MOVE 133 SPRING THAW 133 COLORS 134 TURN AROUND 135 NOW IT’S MY TURN 136 FIRST CONTACT 136 THE TALK 137 138 SUMMER DUET TANKA 141
