Chapter 10
Dogwood School
There was only one school in Dogwood, the one at the end of downtown beside the riverside park, where Main Street turned sharply to the left before winding its way toward the coast. Penny’s house was less than a mile from the school, so she rode the new bike Susan bought her instead of taking the bus.
The old school building housed kindergarten through high school, every student in Dogwood, which was still fewer than Penny’s grade alone back in the city.
The school bus passed her as she neared town, and she saw Rooster’s stupid, round face pressed against a window. He made a rude hand gesture and ran his tongue out at her. A few others sitting around him had turned to face her as well, flashing grins that made Penny even more nervous about her first day at her
