Summary: A Chemy Called Al

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Reagan Gibson
Tripp Sanders
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1 May 2016 Introduction
A Chemy Called Al is quite an interesting read. It is written by Wendy Isbell. It tells the story of a girl named Julie. The book begins talking about Julie and her electrical issues. It talks about her power being out but the TV still being on. It had to do with X-Ray Machines around the whole country. Well she goes to the land of Mathematics, she is afraid her friends are in danger- so she decides to go find them. Julie goes to tell them and warn them for what all is going on. Well things happen, and trouble occurs… Julie is stuck in the land of Science. This story talks about her time there and all the creatures she met, such as the Periodics. She learned

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