Jake was into his second hour of non-stop complaints about unpacking when his mother recruited him to ride along to the grocery store to stock up on the essentials. He conceded that this was a positive perk, although the price for dry pillows meant having to leave his life behind in the old neighborhood. On the upside, this meant no more soggy Timothy climbing in his bed in the middle of the night and slobbering on his pillows. Of course, it was stuck in the middle of the hall between Timothy and Denise’s rooms, but that was to be expected. So far, he hadn’t noticed any perks and the only benefit he’d discovered was having a bedroom all to himself. To Jake, the uprooting seemed more like a demotion, and he seemed to be the only one in the family who recognized it. Everyone was pleased-except Jake, of course. Despite Jake’s less than enthusiastic attitude about the move, his dad’s company gave him a great promotion with all of the promised perks. So here they were, The Andersons, the newbies in the town of Middlefield.
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