GREAT READS → JR. FICTION Issue 970 · July 19, 2023

Act Two

Talia bangs her shoulder gently into mine. “You know you’re getting the main part. You always do”

Act Two
Chana Baila

They’re doing the Purim story this year. I can’t believe it. Play is gonna be a deep dive into the Megillah and I’m really excited. Like really, really, excited.

“I’m excited,” I tell Shani at lunch.

She rolls her eyes. “Of course you are, Ms. I-Get-the-Main-Part-in-Every-Play. I, on the other hand, don’t really care what play it is, because scenery and props is scenery and props, no matter what the story is.”

I poke her really hard with my fork. “Persian skylines are much prettier than the New York pushcarts from When Zaidy Was Young.”

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