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    New Voices
    New Voices
    New Voices
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    New Voices

    By Donna Jo Napoli

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    Can T.J. accept her own voice?
    T.J. has always had a problem with certain words, and rather than say them wrong, sometimes she'd rather not talk at all. Can the Little Angel of Acceptance get her the help that she needs?
    Accept yourself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateOct 6, 2015
    ISBN9781481465908
    New Voices
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    Donna Jo Napoli

    Donna Jo Napoli is a distinguished academic in the field of linguistics and teaches at Swarthmore College. She is also the author of more than eighty books for young readers.

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      New Voices - Donna Jo Napoli

      Angel Talk

      Come along, little angel. The Archangel of Acceptance held out her hand. It’s time for you to earn the rest of your feathers."

      The Little Angel of Acceptance took the archangel’s hand and smiled up at her from under her broad-brimmed hat. I can’t wait. Where are we going?

      To the library.

      The library? The little angel dropped the archangel’s hand. Why?

      That’s where the child is.

      The Little Angel of Acceptance shook her head. Uh-uh, she said.

      What’s all the fuss about? The archangel tapped the brim of the little angel’s hat. It isn’t unusual for a child to go to the library.

      I was just thinking, the little angel said, looking at her hands, I was just thinking that I still have a lot of feathers to earn and a child who hangs around the library is probably pretty cooperative so this will probably be a pretty easy assignment so it would make sense for some little angel who only needs a few more feathers to take this assignment. She stopped a moment to catch her breath. She looked up at the archangel. So you’d better pick someone else.

      The Archangel of Acceptance smiled. Don’t worry. This will be a tough case; you’ll earn a lot of feathers. And it’s a very important case. I choose you, little angel.

      The Little Angel of Acceptance studied her hands. She cleaned dirt out from under her thumbnail.

      The archangel held out her hand again. Let’s go. I can’t wait to find out what kind of bell will ring when you get enough feathers to finally earn your wings. She smiled. I’m sure it will sound lovely.

      The little angel wanted to hear that bell ring; she wanted to earn her wings and become an archangel so that she could guide little angels, too. And she did want to help this child—she did. Can we wait until the child leaves the library?

      The Archangel of Acceptance shook her head. I thought you liked libraries.

      Not really. The little angel smiled uneasily. I like museums.

      Maybe you’ll change your mind. Come on. Here we go.

      The little angel closed her eyes and when she opened them, there were shelves and shelves of books all around her. She sidled up against the archangel and looked around for a child in need.

      A girl sat on the rug nearby with her knees bent and her ankles crossed. She leaned forward and rested her chin on her palms, her elbows on her thighs. The book in front of her on the floor showed a picture of a tiger with lots of words below and beside it. The girl turned the page. Another tiger stared out at her.

      The little angel moved closer and looked over the girl’s shoulder at the fierce, striped face.

      The First Librarian

      Time to go, class. Theodore spoke softly, but his voice carried.

      TJ looked up briefly from her book. Theodore stood by the circulation desk

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