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    Donuts with Dad
    Donuts with Dad
    Donuts with Dad
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    Donuts with Dad

    By Jim Dayton

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    Donuts with Dad is a story about elementary-school popularity and gladiators.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJim Dayton
    Release dateApr 24, 2011
    ISBN9781458010858
    Donuts with Dad
    Author

    Jim Dayton

    I'm a reluctant suburbanite who loves to tell stories. I'm not fond of lying, but I'm getting pretty good at it. I've written some books. I am Twisted Jim.

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      Donuts with Dad - Jim Dayton

      Donuts with Dad

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      Jim Dayton

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      Copyright 2011 by Jim Dayton

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      I think I was more excited about November seventeenth than Jae. I had it on my calendar a full month in advance and I never put anything on my calendar a month in advance… unless my job depended on it. Even then, I question the person who has to plan for anything that far in the future. I guess I was even a bit surprised that the school had sent out the invitations that early. On a light green paper it read, Donuts with Dad. The rest of the message was irrelevant. This was a fatherhood milestone. It was my first opportunity to escort my little girl to class and see how she really behaved with her classmates and teacher. Anna and I had always imagined Jae acting as

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