Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her neighborhood the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls, and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box. When she learns the word beautiful at school, she sets out to find something beautiful in her surroundings. In her search, this little girl learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.
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514 words32 pagesLexile AD490LGrade K to 3
Published 1998
sweep
tickle
sponge
stoop
plastic
alley
carton
grill
scrub
giggle
broom
sink
diner
courtyard
cardboard
fried
powerful
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