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An old game helps a new kid find his footing.
It is David's first day at his brand-new school. He doesn't know anyone. At recess, he stands alone and watches the other children enjoying their activities on the playground, from practicing soccer moves and climbing monkey bars to playing hopscotch and daydreaming in the grass. Bundled deep inside David's pocket is a string of rubber bands, knotted and ready for a game of elastic skip. But will anyone want to try that game? He wonders. Will anyone want to play with him?
Sometimes you've got to stretch yourself to find the place where you belong.
It is David's first day at his brand-new school. He doesn't know anyone. At recess, he stands alone and watches the other children enjoying their activities on the playground, from practicing soccer moves and climbing monkey bars to playing hopscotch and daydreaming in the grass. Bundled deep inside David's pocket is a string of rubber bands, knotted and ready for a game of elastic skip. But will anyone want to try that game? He wonders. Will anyone want to play with him?
Sometimes you've got to stretch yourself to find the place where you belong.
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"A welcome, nuanced addition to the vast cannon of first-day-of-school books."
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"A comforting story and a worthwhile addition to collections in need of more titles about shyness, making friends, and starting in a new place."
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