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School  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation  \nhttps://archive.org/details/isbn  \n9780595441891  \n# Paper Squares\n\nPaper Squares  \n# A Novel\n\n6P Salt Brook School  \nPatrick Alexander,Joshua Beckerman,Jack Benson,Travis Bontempo,Erin DiGuglielmo,Alexandra Esposito,  \nMichael Felezzola,Deena Fuschetto,Emily Hart,Thomas Ho,Sara Kelleher,Julia Loria,Robert Madsen,  \nKaitlyn Mazzilli,Katie Nydegger,Julia Oldakowski,Christopher Torsiello,Emma Wahlig  \nMrs.Berger's Writing Lab  \nWeekly Reader PressNew York Lincoln Shanghai  \nPaper Squares  \nCopyrigh+2007 by 6P Salt Brook School  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced byany means,graphic,electronic,or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,taping or by any information storage retrieval system withoutthe written permission of the publisher except in the case of briefquotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.  \nWeekly Reader Pressan imprint of iUniverse,Inc.and the Weekly Reader Corporation  \niUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:  \niUniverse  \n2021 Pine Lake Road,Suite 100Lincoln,NE 68512www.iuniverse.com1-800-Authors(1-800-288-4677)  \nThis is a work of fiction.All of the characters,names,incidents,organizations,and dialogue in this novel are either the products of theauthor's imagination or are used fictitiously.  \nEdited By:Alexandra Esposito and Katie Nydegger  \nISBN:978-0-595-44189-1  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nContents  \nChapter 1 Dust, Dust and More Dust ………………………………………1  \nChapter 2 Back to School………………………………………………………………4  \nChapter 3 The Dusty Trail………………………………………………………………8  \nChapter 4 The Drive Home ………………………………………………………………13  \nChapter 5 Good Bye Barbara …………………………………………………………16  \nChapter 6 The Visit ………………………………………………………………………………23  \nChapter 7 The Vineyard ……………………………………………………………27  \nChapter 8 California Birthday………………………………………………………30  \nChapter 9 Another Donaldson………………………………………………………33  \nChapter 10 It's Missing ………………………………………………………………………37  \nChapter 11 “I want answers”…………………………………………………………41  \nChapter 12 Failed but Succeeded……………………………………………48  \nChapter 13 The Tragic Celebration……………………………………………53  \nChapter 14 The Night of Memories ……………………………………58  \nChapter 15 The Truth is Uncovered…………………………………65  \nChapter 16 Everything will be Okay………………………………………69  \nChapter 17 Going Home ………………………………………………………………73  \n# CHAPTER 1\n\nDust,Dust and More Dust  \nAs the wind blew into George Stevens'face,all hecould think about was how to make more money,andwhen the tragedy of the dust bowl and depressionwould end.George could also never stop thinking ofhis family.He was a tall,thin,muscular man withbrown hair and big blue eyes.As George looked intothe horizon,he was cleaning and working on thecrops at the same time.He was taking the sand offof the crops.The only crop George could grow waspotatoes and corn.Whenever George 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