Pantaloons
Lets Kobi and Brook make up with each other without a lot of discussion.
Parsimonious
unknown
Phyllo bundle
Makes things seem cozy.
Ragout
Makes life better for sick people.
Razzmatazz
Opens the door to exciting things.
Scrambled
Makes food that isn’t real food taste yummy.
Snapdragon
An impatient, foot-stomping word that makes things happen right now!
Squelch
Calms things down.
Temporarily
Makes life better for unfortunate people.
Trillium
Helps find things.
Veronica
Helps find things.
Acknowledgments
Gratitude to friends and colleagues who nurtured this project: the Prairiewoods Retreat Group who heard the bare bones of the story in 2009; my writers’ bloc (Jan Blazanin, Rebecca Janni and Eileen Boggess); Susan Cohen and her team at Writers’ House; Mary Cash and her crew at Holiday House. And all the people whose names I don’t know but whose dedicated work I see at every turn. Thanks!
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