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Clumsy — A Vocabulary Story
Wanjiru and the Wibbling Jelly Wanjiru was the clumsiest girl on Acacia Road. Everyone said so. She tripped over flat pavements. She knocked over cups that...
Contortion — A Vocabulary Story
The Marble Under the Sofa Rahul's best marble, the green one with the swirl, rolled under the sofa on Saturday morning. The sofa was old and heavy, and it did...
Artistry — A Vocabulary Story
A Flock of Paper Birds Ifeoma's grandmother was coming to stay for a whole month, all the way from Lagos, and Ifeoma wanted the house to look wonderful. She...
Gibberish — A Vocabulary Story
Over and Out Shahid had a new pair of walkie-talkies, and he had a plan. His sister Sana would stand by the swings. He would stand behind the big oak at the...
Verity — A Vocabulary Story
Verity or Fib On Fridays, Kesi's family played Verity or Fib at the dinner table, and nobody was allowed to leave until the plates were clear and the fibs were...
Furore — A Vocabulary Story
The Pink Crossing Otieno noticed it first, on the way to school on Monday. The zebra crossing at the end of Hartley Road was no longer black and white....
Palpitation — A Vocabulary Story
Two Wheels and a Drum Yuki's bike had been leaning against the shed all week with its stabilisers off. Today was the day. "Ready?" asked her dad, holding the...
Bawl — A Vocabulary Story
Louder Than the Water Bohdan's class went to see the waterfall on the wettest Tuesday of the year. It did not matter. Miss Shevchenko said waterfalls were...
Cantankerous — A Vocabulary Story
The Cantankerous Car Takashi's family owned the most cantankerous car in the whole street. It was old, green, and grumbled like it had been asked to do...
Solicit — A Vocabulary Story
The Secret Ingredient Sergio had decided that his grandmother's birthday present would be a book of every recipe the family had ever cooked, and he had decided...
Persuade — A Vocabulary Story
Pineapple on Top Bianca had a plan, and the plan was pineapple. Every Friday her nonna made pizza from scratch, and every Friday the toppings were the same....
Chronological — A Vocabulary Story
Sparkliest Order Yerin had one job before Dad's birthday party: stick fifty family photos into an album, in chronological order, oldest first. Easy....