Jumping the Scratch (10 page)

With special thanks to Laura Geringer, Jill
Santopolo, Nancy Princenthal, Joseph LeDoux, Tom
Wilinsky, Dan Lebson, and as always, David

SARAH WEEKS
is an award-winning author of many books for children. Her novel
SO B. IT
was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also written the popular Guy series, including
REGULAR GUY, GUY WIRE, GUY TIME
, and
MY GUY
, which is soon to be a feature film by Disney. Sarah Weeks grew up in Michigan and now lives in New York City with her two teenaged sons. You can visit her online at www.sarahweeks.com.

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JUMPING THE SCRATCH
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