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Canton Post
Ms. Post is the crossing guard at Latimer Middle School; she has a son, Canton, who attends school as well. She is insistent on doing her job well and on protecting the kids crossing Portal Avenue—so much so that a year before the stories in Look Both Ways take place, she ran in front of a bus to rescue a student and was injured when the bus clipped her. Ms. Post greets and checks in daily with many students, even those who don’t cross the street at her crosswalk. Because of this, all the students who mention Ms. Post speak of her favorably.
Ms. Post Quotes in Look Both Ways
The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Ms. Post or refer to Ms. Post. 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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4. How to Look (Both) Both Ways
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27. SCHOOL CROSSING is the first sign. A picture of an adult and a child. I think. Weird, because kids cross by themselves.
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6. Fives Things Easier to Do...
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A kingdom full of princes, like Kenzi and Simeon, princes no one ever bet on anyway.
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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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Canton shrugged, tossed it up in the air. Caught it. Tossed it again. Caught it. Again, and loose straw separated from the bunch. Again. And more loose straw, falling down on them. And more. Ms. Post laughed. “Look at that. A school bus falling from the sky.”
Canton smiled, knowing a school bus is many things.
So is a walk home.
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Ms. Post Quotes in Look Both Ways
The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Ms. Post or refer to Ms. Post. 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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4. How to Look (Both) Both Ways
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27. SCHOOL CROSSING is the first sign. A picture of an adult and a child. I think. Weird, because kids cross by themselves.
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6. Fives Things Easier to Do...
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A kingdom full of princes, like Kenzi and Simeon, princes no one ever bet on anyway.
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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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Canton shrugged, tossed it up in the air. Caught it. Tossed it again. Caught it. Again, and loose straw separated from the bunch. Again. And more loose straw, falling down on them. And more. Ms. Post laughed. “Look at that. A school bus falling from the sky.”
Canton smiled, knowing a school bus is many things.
So is a walk home.
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