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Book One, Story Three
The Map With One Corner Missing
Ntikuma finds a map in the back of her notebook that she is certain she never drew.
Ages 10–12 14 min readComing soon
Opening excerpt
The map was drawn in her own handwriting, which was the worst part.
Every road she knew was on it. And then one more, running off the torn corner, going somewhere the paper had ended.
This is a sample excerpt written for this build. The full story is not yet published.
Talk about it together
- Where would your missing corner lead?
- Why do people go back for things they have forgotten?
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