Suckered
Jason had issues with Maia. She was smart – as smart as him, which was part of the problem.
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Series: School Journal Level 3 November 2018
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Topics: competition, evaluating evidence, fact checking, hoax, humour, information, internet, participating and contributing, quizzes, relating to others, school, sources, teamwork, thinking, tree octopus, websites
Suckered
Words by Bernard Beckett
Illustrations by Kieran Rynhart
But mostly, it was the way she was smart. Jason hated her fake look of surprise whenever she beat him. And he hated the smug little smile that always came after, the one only he saw. Maia thought she was better than everyone at everything. Well, not today.
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School Journal Level 3 November 2018
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3 of 7Kilikiti
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4 of 7Fly Me Up
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5 of 7Listening Eyes Speaking Hands - The Story of Deaf Education
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6 of 7Hine-o-te-Rangi The Adventures of Jean Batten
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