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Waved? Newts don't wave. She looked up to see if anyone else had noticed. Unfortunately, everyone else had their attention on Connor, who was hitting Monique repeatedly on the back of the head with a pencil. Boys, thought Hannah. She told Monique to switch seats and take the one next to her, which was empty. By the time Monique was happily resettled, the newt was gone, but the image lingered in her thoughts.

Mrs. Carr stepped back in the room, and noted that not one book had been opened.

"Homework!" she said. The class groaned.

"Read pages 112-120 in your books. And I want a paragraph summary about the possible causes of the extinction of the woolly mammoth."

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