Evony’s mother is a basket case and her father is an iceberg. This makes parent-teacher conferences difficult.<\/p>\n
“WE THOUGHT SHE WAS IMPROVING IN SOCIAL STUDIES,” booms her father (or, technically, his top ten percent).<\/p>\n
“She is,” winces Miss Lagant. “But eighth-grade curriculum emphasizes current events, and she’s not up to speed. Do you get the paper or watch the evening news?”<\/p>\n
“Oh no!” says her mother. “It’s always so depressing.”<\/p>\n
Miss Lagant stares at her beautifully lacquered cherry lid. “I’m sorry, I have to ask. If there’s a basket inside you, what’s inside the basket?”<\/p>\n
“Eggs,” says Evony’s mother.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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