Emma Signed Over Her Kitchen Island to Keep Toby Safe in Massachusetts

extra time,” I said. “And a teacher who knows how to explain the hard words.”

He looked at the document, his thumb tracing the blue stamp of the school board.

“Dad said I was just being lazy,” he whispered.

“You are not lazy, Toby,” I said, looking at his small shoulders. “You just learn in your own way, and that is exactly how we are continue reading …