Then one day in school Miss Abbott announced, “Next week we’re going to have Parents’ Day. She gave out notices that said, “Parents: Please come and visit our school —–.” She said to the children, “Take these notices home to your parents. If your parents come in the afternoon, you can show them where you sit in our classroom and show them some of the things you’re doing.”
“Every time he heard “parents,” Robert felt his stomach drop a little farther. If people knew he didn’t live with his parents —–”
“Robert is embarrassed to admit to his classmates that he has lived with his grandparents ever since his parents’ divorce.”