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“Nobody believes you, Drew Graham! You always make up things that aren’t true.”
Drew sat on the monkey bars and propped his head onto his fist. He wanted to share all of the cool things his family had done, but, to most people, his stories seemed, well...bizarre.
He had gone on an African safari, visited a German prison camp and even walked on the Great Wall of China. Drew had the opportunity to do these things because his dad had spent 10 years in the military, traveling the world. By the time Drew was 8 years old, he had lived in three countries and had tried unusual foods such as raw fish, snails and crickets. Drew was proud of the things he knew.
But, his classmates would tease him, “If you want us to believe you, show us a picture.”
The problem was Drew didn’t have a lot of pictures to share. His dad’s job was so top-secret,
a lot of the places where he had worked didn’t allow him to have pictures. The only thing Drew had to share were his memories and his stories. So, everyone at school thought he was lying about everything.
The next morning, when Drew arrived at school, everyone was talking about auditions for the school musical. The musical was about a girl who had spent most of her childhood in a rural town and was now going to have the opportunity to follow her dreams in Hollywood. The musical was based on the life and songs of Razzy G. Razzy G was the hottest pop star in the world, and she was also...Drew’s cousin! Rachelle Graham, aka Razzy G, and Drew grew up together, and their dads were brothers. Drew knew the kids at school would never believe this, even though Drew and Rachelle had the same last name....
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