Chapter Twenty-Two. The Burnt Book

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The burning of a book is tragically sad, especially when it’s been written and illustrated by your own hand. But that’s what Ted wanted to do. He was on his way home to burn his book in the incinerator in the basement of his apartment building in New York. The book had been his pride and hope, but it was now a source of disappointment and shame. Maybe his dad had been right after all. Creating the book had been an attempt at a new career path for Ted. But the book was rejected by every publisher who read it. After its 27th rejection, he decided it was time for that book to go up in flames. Rather than bustle ...

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