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A Courageous Battle

By: Susan Bracken

...concentration. Lacey’s father was a salesman whose territory took him away from home most days of the week. On weekends he went shopping for food and ... ...ornful name-calling. She rejoiced every June when summer offered a respite from the bullying. Lacey spent entire days sprawled on her bed engrossed in... ...driveway cement. She cried out, tears springing to her eyes, blood pouring from her skinned arm. Roger bent down to help but she shook him off. “I’m a... ...ats. They sat in the car and watched kids climbing on the monkey bars, and people lined up to buy ice cream. “Hey,” Lacey said. “I just thought of som... ...oo. I was scared of advertising it for sale because I did not want strange people coming to the house. Now I will not have to worry. Will you take me ... ...gentaler’s abortion clinic; maybe I could go there. But it’s not legal and people are getting threatened. Anyway, do I want to kill it? …Yes I do, if ... ...id, “I’m free this weekend. I have a cabin at 53 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE Lake Simcoe and I plan to go up for the day on Saturday. W ould you like to join... ...t I haven’t seen him yet,” Jake added playfully. “The bay enters into Lake Simcoe, which is one of the largest lakes in the province, about three hund... ...s. Jake had already commissioned plans for a house on his property at Lake Simcoe. 73 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE BESTBOOKS Incorporated became a huge succes...

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