explained. “What?!” I expressed shocked once again, “Then why do we have the choosing on Saturday?” Mabel giggled, “Because all eligible second --graders choose what they want to do and receive their new name so that we can begin to learn about it and decide by the time we get to Mr. Magnus if that’s what we want to do for certain. Then Mr. Magnus can train us.” “You are a very smart young lady,” I smiled although I didn’t agree with this bogus idea of making children decide who they are going to be in second-grade. They are still little and learning about the world. Mabel looked sad for a moment. “What’s wrong Mabel?” I asked gently walking over to her desk at the front of the row. “You remind me a lot of the other Ms. Maggie. The one...

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