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    Lopsided
    Lopsided
    Lopsided
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    Lopsided

    By John Jordan and Sherry Ann Ferguson

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    What do kids do when their lives are suddenly turned upside down and it is not their fault?  As you are reading this book, it will be hard to wait for the next page as Lacy and her friends discover what they really have inside themselves; but don’t read ahead!  Wait to be surprised at how these kids turn things right side up and even make a difference in the lives of other people.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateSep 30, 2019
    ISBN9781973673446
    Lopsided
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    John Jordan

    John Jordan is a former teacher of modern languages. He is the author of two major books on the Soviet Navy, and has coauthored a series of books for Seaforth Publishing on the French Navy, of which the most recent are French Battleships of World War One (2017) and French Armoured Cruisers 1887–1932 (2019) with Philippe Caresse. John is also the sole author of Warships After Washington, published by Seaforth in 2011; a sequel, Warships After London, was published in autumn 2020. John has been associated with Warship from its earliest beginnings and took over the editorship in 2004.

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      Lopsided - John Jordan

      Copyright © 2019 by Sherry Ann Ferguson.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Illustrations by John Jordan.

      ISBN: 978-1-9736-7345-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-9736-7344-6 (e)

      WestBow Press rev. date: 9/23/2019

      Contents

      1 Thursday Night

      2 Friday

      3 Saturday

      4 Sunday

      5 Monday

      6 Tuesday

      7 Wednesday

      8 Wednesday Night

      9 Thursday

      10 One Year Later

      I dedicate this book to every child I have ever taught, both in church and in the Marshall County, Tennessee School system. Through you, I was challenged, inspired, blessed, and loved.

      1 Thursday Night

      Lacy’s dark brown eyes stared at the cardboard box in Trish’s hands.

      Come on in, Lacy said to her neighbor. Mom, Trish is here! she called out to the kitchen.

      Wiping her hands with a dish towel, Carol Evans entered the living room to greet the tall, young woman. With the normal curiosity of any ten -year-old, Lacy thought she would come unglued before the proper, social chatter ended. How long was she going to have to wait before she could ask what was in that box?

      Finally, in her British accent, Trish said, It’s too bad my job keeps me away so much that we hardly know each other. I’m so sorry I didn’t hear about Mr. Evans’ tragic accident until today. Trish turned to face Lacy directly. I hope I can make that up to you, Lacy. I know nothing can ever take your dad’s place, but I thought you and Jack might be good for each other.

      Trish opened the flaps of the box. Like a puppet clown popping out of a child’s jack-in-the-box, a copper colored rabbit bounded out of the cardboard box and onto the floor! Grabbing the rabbit and scooping him into her arms, Trish extended one of the rabbit’s front paws toward Lacy for a handshake.

      Then Trish said, Lacy, meet Jack. He is a Holland Lop. Jack, meet Lacy. She may be your new owner.

      Not knowing what to say, Lacy said nothing. She wasn’t interested in much of anything these days.

      Breaking the uncomfortable silence of the room, Mrs. Evans asked, Lacy, honey, are you okay?

      Lacy only nodded.

      Jack needs someone who can give him more time and attention than I can, Trish explained. My job is changing. I’ll be traveling more than ever now. I certainly don’t want to push him off on you, Lacy, if you don’t really want him. The last thing Jack needs is another home where he gets no attention.

      After another long stretch of silence, Lacy said, I just don’t know how to feel right now.

      I understand that, said Trish. "What if we do this? I’m leaving tomorrow for a week-long conference in New York. You could take Jack on a trial basis. By the end of the week you should know whether or not you want

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