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Jacob was Marvin’s older brother.
Marvin froze. “Uh …” he said. He looked at his bent arm. “I’m practicing karate.”
“Cool,” said Jacob.
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p; They walked inside together. Marvin admired his older brother. Jacob was cool.
There was no way Jacob would ever try to kiss his elbow.
Marvin also had a little sister named Linzy. Linzy was four.
“I got a sticker,” Linzy said.
“Good,” said Marvin. He set down his books on the kitchen counter.
“You can’t have it,” said Linzy.
“I don’t want it,” Marvin assured her.
“I’m telling!” Linzy snapped.
“What?” asked Marvin.
“Mommy!” Linzy shouted.
Their mother came into the kitchen.
“Marvin said he didn’t like my sticker!” said Linzy. “He said it was a stupid sticker!”
“I never said that,” said Marvin.
“Linzy earned that sticker in gymnastics,” Mrs. Redpost said proudly.
“That’s good, Linzy,” said Marvin.
“Watch,” said Linzy.
Marvin watched his sister do a somersault in the hall.
“That’s great, Linzy!” he told her.
He meant it, too.
Marvin couldn’t do a somersault. He just thought girls were better at somersaults than boys.
Just before going to bed, Marvin tried to kiss his elbow one more time.
He’d been trying all evening. Between homework problems. Before and after he brushed his teeth. While feeding General Jackson.
General Jackson was his pet lizard. The General lived in a glass cage next to Marvin’s desk.
“This is stupid,” Marvin told General Jackson. “Even if I could kiss my elbow, nothing would happen.”
General Jackson stuck out his tongue.
Marvin was wearing Ninja Turtle pajamas.
