“September 11 We thought we'd outdistanced history Told our children it was nowhere near; Even when history struck Columbine, It didn't happen here. We took down the maps in the classroom, And when they were safely furled, We told the young what they wanted to hear, That they were immune from a menacing world. But history isn't a folded-up map, Or an unread textbook tome; Now we know history's a fireman's child Waiting at home alone.” KnowsWorldChildrenHomeHappensWantedYoungWaitingOur ChildrenMapsClassroomSeptemberImmuneSeptember 11TextbooksFiremanColumbine Author:Richard Peck
“Grandma, how old is she?" "Oh I don't know." Grandma said. "You'd have to cut off her head and count the rings in her neck.” KnowsSaidCuttingRingsNecksGrandma Book:A Year Down Yonder Source: A Year Down Yonder
