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Chapter 1, The Rescue

• Dave hurries to finish the dishes so he can have his brother's leftover breakfast.

• Dave does not mind running to school because it gives him time to steal food from his classmates.

• Dave brings two peanut butter sandwiches and carrot sticks for lunch every day for three years.

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• The school nurse checks Dave for injuries every day before school.

• Dave tells the school nurse he ran into a door when she sees his bruises.
• A policeman, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Zeigler, and Miss Woods are in the principal's office waiting for Dave.

• The policeman asks to see the scar on Dave's chest.

• Dave is taken to the police station after the meeting in the principal's office.
• Dave is afraid of what his mother will do if she finds out.

• Dave's mother is told he is in the custody of the juvenile department.

• The policeman tells Dave...

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