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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOOK
Featuring the awesome work of sixth graders from beacon school Manila (2014)
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Book cover – the back cover reviews are wri1en by classmates!
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I AM THE BLAME A comic based on
Tall Story
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‘Something happens and we take responsibility for it … Bernardo learned to let go of his burden.’
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‘I don’t have to take the blame.’
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‘And the truth is, even though I didn’t know him, I have missed him just as much as he missed me.’
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‘You can count on me. I am your brother. And I’ve loved you forever and ever.’
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‘Bernardo was a blessing and they came to realize that they needed him.’
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‘I was glad because I like Bernardo exactly the way he is.’
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‘Being apart from his family made Bernardo feel incomplete.’
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‘Stone, let this pipsqueak turn into a Bernardo Carpio.’
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‘Did magic really cause me to grow tall?’
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The wishing stone: Be careful what you wish for.
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‘It felt like I was carrying the weight of the world.’
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‘Suddenly it was as if Terminal 3 had turned into a sea of eyeballs.’
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With thanks to Trixie Heredia Madamba for showing me this work.
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