Uncle Jason Truck: Summary

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Today my reading started with Darrel getting out of his Uncle Jason truck, and them talking about Darrel needs to do more push-ups, run or do extra hard work.The main idea in my reading today was that when his mom and his Uncle Jason went to his mom’s new place that she was going to work, and so Darrel goes to the store he seen on the way there he seen some guys that were there he thinks what his mom said to him “to put a big smile and people would like you”so he tried it to the guys he seen they were saying “who you looking at with that smile”.
My reading ended with him getting messed around with in the store.

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