#I got similarly peevish with a seventh grade class when two boys told me their names were RJ

[francesderwent]

...there was a knock at the front door. Mr. Penderwick left to answer it, and came back grumbling.

”Boys for Jane. I asked them their names and they both said Donovan, thinking they could fool me. So I didn’t offer them any pretzels.“

”There are two Donovans,” said Batty.

“Really? Well, I still won’t offer them any pretzels. Locustae, swarming the house and devouring all the snacks.“

#Cate rereads #the penderwicks in spring #I’m not sure what Jane is doing with all these boys following her around but good for her #and actually? now that I think of it? #I got similarly peevish with a seventh grade class when two boys told me their names were RJ #apparently this (however unlikely) was also true