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in a group of one. her teacher wants her to write poems that rhyme but pearl's poems don't. at home pearl feels safe and loved, but her grandmother is slowly fading. when her grandmother eventually passes away, pearl wants life to go back to the way it was and refuses to talk at the funeral. but she
finds the courage to deliver a poem for her grandmother that defies her teacher's idea of poetry – her poem doesn't rhyme, it comes from the heart. sally murphy is a mother, wife, teacher, speaker, website manager, reviewer, and, of course, author. she was born in perth and still lives in western australia...
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