Chapter 4
They had almost made it. Cooper had come in Friday morning early enough to choose a book. He’d followed directions with only a few reminders and kept his hands to himself. At lunch, he’d only had to be asked to keep his voice down a few times, and he wasn’t even wandering around the classroom during Daily Five. Isabelle thought she might actually get to color his folder green for once.
Until the last subject of the day—science. They were studying how leaves change in the fall, and as a hands on activity, they’d taken a walk to pick out a leaf to study. Knowing she still needed to be very mindful of his behavior, Isabelle had put Cooper at the front of the line. For the most part, he’d been fine until another boy spotted the same large, red maple leaf at the same time as Cooper.
