7/7/2023 0 Comments Becoming Dad by M.A. Jackson![]() ![]() Claudia goes to the school offices and discovers that Monday is not registered for school. Claudia contacts Monday’s sister, April, but April says she doesn’t know where Monday is she suggests Monday is staying with an aunt. Claudia’s mother tells her that Monday is probably with her father. Claudia is very concerned, but no one else seems bothered by Monday’s absence. Monday’s siblings are also not at school. Claudia calls Monday’s phone, but a recording informs her that it has been disconnected. Unconcerned, Claudia’s mother responds that perhaps Monday was too busy to write.Īt school the next day, Monday does not show up. The girls had promised to stay in touch via letter, but Monday has not answered Claudia letters. ![]() On the last day before the girls were meant to start eighth grade together-a year that Claudia expected to be the best of her young life-Claudia returns to her home in the Washington, D.C., housing projects and immediately asks about her friend Monday. ![]() It was also nominated for a 2020 Abe Lincoln Book Award. Published by Harper Collins, Monday’s Not Coming earned Jackson the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe award for new talent. ![]()
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