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For Mom, Dad, and Sarah—the
The illustrations in this book were made with gouache and acrylic ink and detailed in Procreate.
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Book design by Heather Kelly
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words by Chris Clarkson pictures by Julie Jarema Abrams Books for Young Readers New YorkI closed my eyes and made a wish on a firefly.
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My wish was to stay.
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This is the first foster home where I didn’t hide.
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And the first school
where I made friends!
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Being the new kid is always hard,
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but this time it was easy!
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Sometimes, I get a little scared about saying goodbye.
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But my friends cheer me up.
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And I cheer up my friends too!
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This year felt like a happy dream.
I got all A’s in school!
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I learned how to play tennis!
And on Saturdays, we danced a lot in my room!
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Every
night,
I brush my teeth and smile so wide.
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Because I feel like the brightest star in the sky.
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But if my wish doesn’t come true,
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I will always have memories of the year I flickered like a firefly, danced like a bumblebee, bzz bzz, and shined bright like a star.
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I
fit one million memories into one year and I will never ever forget when I . . .
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baked cookies, dreamed with fireflies, laughed with my friends,
made a wish,
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and . . . when my wish came true.
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