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All right. Let's give you something to tell your grandkids about. Or great-grandkids. Or great-great-grandkids. I snort with glee, delirious with excitement. Charlie winks and pours me another finger's worth of whiskey. Then, on second thought, he tips the bottle again. I reach out and grab its neck. Better not, I say. Don't want to get tipsy and break a hip.

Sara Gruen

All right. Let's give you something to tell your grandkids about. Or great-grandkids. Or great-great-grandkids. I snort with glee, delirious with excitement. Charlie winks and pours me another finger's worth of whiskey. Then, on second thought, he tips the bottle again. I reach out and grab its neck. Better not, I say. Don't want to get tipsy and break a hip.

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About Sara Gruen

Sara Gruen (born 1969 in Vancouver) is a Canadian-American author. She is a 2007 recipient of the Alex Award for young adult literature.