The Class Picture Day from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures series Book 22) Read online

  white. I brush them six times.

  I put on clean underpants. I’m

  not sure why or how they will

  affect the picture—it was Mom’s

  idea.

  I eat breakfast carefully, but I

  still get a spot on my shirt.

  Spots are my destiny. They

  seek me out like missiles. Oh,

  well. Off to picture day.

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  picture perfect

  When the school bus pulls up, I

  don’t recognize anybody. They’re

  all clean and combed and wearing

  their best clothes.

  Freddy has on a tie, Penny

  and Doris both have perms, and

  Randy got a haircut.

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  Everyone sits very still. They

  don’t want one hair to move. I

  stick my head out the window. . .

  mine couldn’t get any worse than

  it already is.

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  a snappy shot

  At school, we all line up and

  march down to the gym. I make

  sure I’m at the end of the line. A

  big camera is all set up and there

  are lots of bright lights. It looks

  like an operating room.

  I feel like I’m going in for

  surgery.

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  Mrs. Green reviews the picture-

  taking do’s and don’ts.

  Penny goes first. She says

  “Cheese.”

  Doris goes second. She says

  “Cheese.”

  Freddy goes next. He says

  “Parmesan.”

  I guess that’s cheese in Italian.

  Eric goes next. He doesn’t say

  anything, but he doesn’t put a hat

  in front of his face . . . Chicken!

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  Derek and Randy go and then

  the photographer says, “Next.”

  I step into the limelight. Boy,

  it’s bright. I can’t see a thing. I’m

  about to take a heroic pose when

  the photographer says, “Next.”

  That’s it? It’s over? I don’t even

  know when he took the picture.

  I don’t even know if he took a

  picture.

  Oh, well. It’s history now. My

  one moment of fame went by so

  fast—I think I missed it.

  Next, we line up to take our

  class picture. We all go for it!

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  hold that pose!

  Two weeks later, we get the

  pictures.Here is our class photo.

  I thought you’d like to see it.

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  Here’s my picture, too.

  Oh, well. There’s always next

  year.

  Put your school photo here.

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  Picture day is here and the whole class

  is ready to “say cheese.” But Hubie isn’t

  interested in getting his photo snapped.

  His hair won’t stay in place and he doesn’t

  know what pose to choose. He can’t even

  tell which is his good side. Can Hubie face

  his fears about his face?

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