Isabella Houser Book Report

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Pre-teen, Isabella Houser, is getting ready for her friend’s 13th birthday party tomorrow. She collects scraps and ribbons to make a book for Lily Doll’s present. As she finishes up, she goes up to the attic of her house to find some wrapping paper. When she wraps up the present made for her friend, she thinks to herself, “this is so easy, I could’ve done this in one millisecond if I really wanted to.” Isabella puts the scrapbook in a colossal bag, along with, a $100 iTunes gift card, a Pink sweatshirt, and a pair of slip on Vans shoes, Lily always told Isabella how much she loved Vans slip on shoes and how she could never get them because her mom wouldn’t let her wear them.

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