1. The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Family secrets can sometimes tear loved ones apart. However, nature can explain just about everything. Find out how Nadia learns some life lessons from turtles.

2. Commute To travel back and forth regularly
The boy’s dad had to commute from Fresno to Kerman each day.

3. Hover To remain close by
The hummingbird can hover over a flower for a long time.
Source of clipart:
birding.about.com/library/bl0701hummer4.htm

4. Interfering Intruding in the business of other people; meddling
Many problems that occur with students is due to interfering.

5. Permitted Allowed Students are not permitted to wear hats.
Source of photo:
gallery.hd.org/_c/travel/_more2002/_more01

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Here’s what she has to say:
I get ideas for my books from people I know and what happens tothem, from places I've been and what happens to me, andfrom things I read.