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I’ve ever met. He’s not the kind of guy who says, fathers was issued in 1966 by Lyndon Johnson.
‘Don’t cash that for a week.’ He’s never ventured ■ There are an estimated 64.3 million fathers in the
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glove compartment and neatly holds on-the-road essentials
such as gum, sticky notes, a pen, lip balm, and, of course,
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PHOTO WALLET CARD
This compact collage serves as a portable photo album
and keeps Dad’s favorite faces all in one neat place.
Trace a credit card onto card stock and cut out the
shape. Arrange a selection of trimmed photos on the card
stock in a design you like, then affix them with a glue
stick. Write a greeting on the back if you’d like. Next,
cover the front and back of the card with Con-
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easier to decorate. When you’re finished, assemble the box,
tape the bottom and tuck in the flaps. For handles, use a
craft knife to cut two X’s through all the layers on each end
of the box (a parent’s job). Push a pencil through the center
of each X to create holes. Thread a 24-inch length of rope
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bigger and bigger. Now nobody believes
me when / tell the truth. — Not Exaggerating
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will like you if you act like your real
self. The more fib, the worse
you feel inside. Lying gets to be a habit! But
can into the truth too.
slip, fess up before the lie
goes too far. Say something
like, “Wait a minute, let me
start over.” You’ll get more used to telling the
truth, and people will start to trust you again,
Visit americangirl.com to get or give advice.
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Nancy Yi Fanlalks
about her latest book
Nancy Yi Fan, 14, has done it again. She has written
a prequel to her first novel, “Swordbird” — which
flew into the Top 10 of the New York Times best-seller
list last year. “Sword Quest,” her second book, also
follows the adventures of Swordbird. This time, the
TJME
TFK: How did you come up with ideas for your
books?
NANCY: My first book, “Swordbird” came from a
strange dream that I had about cardinals and blue jays
at war, while “Sword Quest,” came from an untold
story from “Swordbird.”
TFK: “Sword Quest” is prequel to your last book.
Why a prequel?
NANCY: In “Swordbird,” the character Swordbird is
a supernatural divinity that helps birds in need. In the
story, I also created the Old Scripture, an ancient book
that good birds turn to seek wisdom from. As a part of
Ewingerale, the woodpecker,
who is a friend of Swordbird
when Swordbird was still a mor¬
tal. While writing this I suddenly
found myself interested in
Swordbird’s past. How did he be¬
come immortal? What happened
to Ewingerale? I decided to write
a new book all about it.
TFK: Without giving too much of the plot away,
what is “Sword Quest” about?
NANCY: It’s about how Wind-voice and his friends
Ewingerale, the woodpecker scribe, Stormac, the myna
warrior, and Fleydur, the musician eagle, go on a jour¬
ney to stop the archaeopteryxes and find a real hero.
TFK; Writing and publishing a novel is a major ac¬
complishment for any writer. How does it feel to have
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yet special. That’s why I decided to use it as a title. I orig¬
inally titled my second book “Quest” because there were
layers of different quests going on in the story. Later, I
changed it to “Sword Quest” because the word “sword”
symbolizes the power and authority the antagonists pur¬
sue, as well as the righteousness the heroes seek.
TFK: You have said that “birds are symbols of
peace and freedom,” how did you first become inter¬
ested in them?
NANCY: I remember when I was 5,1 placed some
breadcrumbs on my windowsill so I could see a bird
up close. Then, two hours later, a cheery little sparrow
flew over to perch there. He sang, flicked his wings
and ate. I almost laughed out loud with joy.
TFK: When you’re not writing, what do you do?
NANCY: I like drawing, practicing martial arts and
kayaking. Sometimes, in a jolly mood, I read aloud
what I’ve written so far to my pet birds. — Claudia Atticot
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action takes place hundreds of
years earlier. Now Nancy is hard
at work on novel No. 3.
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NANCY: I’m so excited! ... I
feel so lucky to have published
two books now. My goal is to
write better and better.
TFK: How do you come up
with the names for your books?
NANCY: Swordbird is the
symbol of peace and freedom in
my first book. His name is simple