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    The Year of the Rooster
    The Year of the Rooster
    The Year of the Rooster
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    The Year of the Rooster

    By Rebecca Freeman

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    "The rest of Ms. Hahn’s classes were regular senior English classes – students that were lazy and inattentive. They cheated in predictable ways: copying articles straight from Wikipedia and SparkNotes. Ms. Hahn found it best not to push them too hard, not to punish them too severely. They were like raccoons – only dangerous when backed into corners." - from "The Year of the Rooster"

    This year’s AP English students are notorious for cheating, and their teacher, Ms. Hahn, is desperate to find solid evidence against them. The staff has grown deaf to her claims that the class played a part in the disappearance of the former tenth grade English teacher. It isn’t until the newly-hired German teacher appears as a possible ally that we learn what the class is truly capable of.

    This is the first story in a linked short story collection. More stories coming soon!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRebecca Freeman
    Release dateJul 25, 2012
    ISBN9781476053035
    The Year of the Rooster
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    Rebecca Freeman

    Despite growing up with my grandparents, I've lived an adventurous life. I'm spending the summer on the road with my mom and brother. My mom's been an on-and-off long haul driver since 1992. I've dabbled in dumpster diving, longboarding, and bracelet making, but writing is the only activity that really holds my interest. I'm a student at the University of Oregon, majoring in German and minoring in creative writing. I expect to graduate in June of 2013.

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