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· The following version of this book was used to create the lesson plan: Imamura, Natsuko. The Woman in the Purple Skirt. Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.

· The story opens with an unnamed narrator describing a neighbor she refers to as “the Woman in the Purple Skirt” (1).

· The woman in the purple skirt is petite with long hair and looks to be about 13 from afar.

· Up close you can see the woman is older, she has age spots on her face and her hair is dry.

· The narrator sees the woman each week at a local bakery where she always buys a cream bun.

· At the bakery the narrator pretends to be weighing her options, but really she is trying to get a better look at the woman.

· The narrator thinks the woman reminds her of someone but cannot figure out whom.

· After the bakery, the narrator follows...

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