Rohan found the pencil under his examination desk. It looked ordinary except for two words printed along its side: NOT YET. He
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A Story from an Indian School Library There was one book in our school library that always sat beside the window. Its cover was blue, its corners were bent, and its title had almost faded away. It did not have
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Every book in Mr Sen’s second-hand shop had a final page missing. Not torn. Not damaged. Blank. Customers complained. Mr Sen only smiled. “Finish it yourself.” Most people thought it was a
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The library book was seventy-three years overdue. Mira knew because the return slip was still inside. DUE: 14 JULY 1953 She found it while clearing her grandmother’s cupboard. The book itself was
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Schools often tell students that reading is important. Then they give us almost no time to actually do it. Our school days are filled with lessons, assignments, tests, projects, activities and deadlines.
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