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READ ME A STORY, INK is thrilled to offer two stories by the inimitable, Newbury Award-Winning author, AVI, from his short story collection, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: STORIES ABOUT SONS, FATHERS & GRANDFATHERS. “Tighty-Whities or Boxers,” grades 4 & up https://tinyurl.com/Tighty Ryan's mom once told him that being a mom was a real job. So, when three years after his Dad's death, she announces that she is thinking of remarrying, Ryan requests that her intended submit an application for the position of Dad, complete with two letters of reference, one from a kid and one from an adult, and an interview. Luckily he passes muster leading the judge to pronounce them Mom and Dad. “Dream Catcher,” grades 5 & up https://tinyurl.com/DDreamcatcher Thirteen-year-old Paul has to spend a week with an estranged grandfather he has never met. He finds his grandfather unfriendly, weird and possibly dangerous, living is a house filled with dream-catchers. The week goes from bad to worse until his grandfather tells him about his horrifying experience in the Vietnam war. With a new understanding, a friendship forms and they both agree they would like to see each other again. More reading resources: https://readmeastoryink.com Share love, share reading.