Chapter
1 Possibly the World’s Dumbest Question ..........................1
2 I Can Take it From Here............................................ 7
3 Telling Lies and Keeping a Secret .............................. 17
4 Confessing My Sins................................................ 21
5 Bully Brainstorming............................................... 29
6 Grandpa Gets a Date and So Do I .............................. 37
7 Confrontations in a Steamy Burger Shop..................... 45
8 Pimentos and Chihuahuas....................................... 55
9 The Afternoon of My Undoing .................................. 59
10 Just Ahead of the Mob ......................................... 69
11 The Road Less Traveled ........................................ 77
12 Catch Me If You Can ............................................. 83
13 A Pound of Flesh and the Threat of Chickens ............... 91
14 The Public Speaking Trick ..................................... 95
15 The Miracle of Leprosy ........................................ 101
16 Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee..................... 109
17 Bystanders and the Purple Nurple .......................... 113
18 The Ghost of Barry McGinty................................... 119
19 The Quest .......................................................125
20 The Pow-Wow and the Dream .............................. 133
21 The Night Rescue.............................................. 139
22 What Would I Do If Something Happened to You?.........143
23 The Unveiling of the Holy Plate ............................. 153
24 The Initiation................................................... 157
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ............................................. 166
ALSO BY BRENDA L. MURRAY...................................... 167
QUESTIONS FOR CLASSROOM STUDY.............................168​
Ditching Grandpa
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