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Poppy Mayberry, The Monday by Jennie K. Brown
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What if your teacher could read your mind just because she was born on a Thursday? Or the kid next to you in class could turn back the clock just because he was a ‘Wednesday”? In the quirky town of Nova, all of this is normal, but one thing is not—Poppy Mayberry. As an almost-eleven-year-old Monday, she should be able to pass notes in class or brush her dog, Pickle, without lifting a finger. But her Monday telekinesis still has some kinks, and that plate of spaghetti she’s passing may just end up on someone’s head. And if that’s not hard enough, practically perfect Ellie Preston is out to get her, and Principal Wible wants to send her to remedial summer school to work on her powers! It’s enough to make a girl want to disappear…if only she were a Friday.
Poppy Mayberry, The Monday
by Jennie K. Brown
Publication Date: September 13, 2016
Publisher: Tantrum Books
That’s
when it got weird. What I imagined actually happened.
In
like a millisecond after my thought, the sparkly headband literally
flew off her head, without a push, shake, or anything. It smashed on
the SMART Board directly behind Mrs. Flannagan. The pieces scattered
across the floor. A few of them even hit grossy Mark. His dirty
finger immediately pulled out of his nose.
“Who
did that?” Ellie’s head whipped around and her hair smacked
Veronica in the face. Ellie’s eyes searched down the rows, one by
one. She was using her powers on us yet again. But at that point, who
was I to comment on using powers? I put her in this position in the
first place by using mine. I thought so, at least.
Before
she got into my head, I quickly changed to thoughts of my dog Pickle.
If Ellie looked in, she would see dog poop and dirty fur. Nothing
that could incriminate me for what just happened.
But
someone knew it was me. Veronica smirked. I winked back.
“Poppy
Mayberry!” Mrs. Flannagan’s nostrils flared as she stomped toward
me like a big red bull charging. “How dare you use your powers in
this classroom!” Her pudgy hand pointed about a foot above the door
to a plaque stating the number-one rule of Nova Elementary: No
power usage!
Although
I should have been ashamed of the awful trick I had just played, I
couldn’t stop the giant smile from spreading across my face.
Finally! My telekinesis was here. That’s when I knew that I, Poppy
Rose Mayberry, was officially a Monday.
Jennie K. Brown is a high school English teacher by day, freelance magazine writer by night, and middlegrade/young adult author by late-night and weekend. When she isn’t teaching or writing, Jennie can be found reading a good book, traveling, or spending time with her awesome husband, amazing son and super-spoiled yorkie.In 2010, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) named Jennie the Pennsylvania English teacher of excellence, and she currently serves as President of the Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of English and Language Arts (PCTELA). She is also an active member of SCBWI, NCTE and ALAN.
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