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Ms. Post
Mr. Munch is the custodian at Latimer Middle School. He steps into a mentoring role for Canton Post after Ms. Post is hit by a bus and injured, and after he finds Canton having a panic attack in the bathroom. To help Canton, Mr. Munch makes him a pretend emotional support dog out of a broom head. He was inspired by the emotional support dog he got for his wife, Zena, who became extremely anxious when their daughter Winnie went away to college. To Canton’s surprise, the pretend dog helps.
Mr. Munch Quotes in Look Both Ways
The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Munch or refer to Mr. Munch. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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10. The Broom Dog
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“It’s…a…broom.”
“But I cleaned it. Promise. And yeah, it’s a broom, until you do this.” He petted the wiry twine as if it were fur. As if he were scratching behind the ear of a Yorkie in desperate need of grooming. The straw popped back up when he was done, just like a dog’s would.
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Mr. Munch Quotes in Look Both Ways
The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Munch or refer to Mr. Munch. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
10. The Broom Dog
Quotes
“It’s…a…broom.”
“But I cleaned it. Promise. And yeah, it’s a broom, until you do this.” He petted the wiry twine as if it were fur. As if he were scratching behind the ear of a Yorkie in desperate need of grooming. The straw popped back up when he was done, just like a dog’s would.
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