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The Patriotic Crime Suspects: Johnathan Mr. Beagle Charles Erick Janette Timothy Mack The Mystery: Monday, a new week. Mr. Beagle closed the door, noticing on the way to his desk that the Janitor, Mack, had not emptied the trash. Had he not worked Friday? He turned toward his class of sixth graders and with a pretend stern voice said, "Monday morning report, please." Each pupil reported with one word what kind of weekend they had. He encouraged colorful adjectives, "super", "yucky", "boring,". Most body gestures were OK. Body noises were no-no's. Even the shy, bashful kids enjoyed Monday r...
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