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Front Matter and Chapters 1 through 9

· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Draper, Sharon M. Out of My Heart. E-book, Simon & Schuster, 2021.

· Chapter 1 opens with the narrating protagonist considering a firefly on her hands, describing the insect in detail as she reflects on her own condition until she sighs and the insect flies off.

· Chapter 2 opens with the narrator describing her sister’s efforts to chase and catch other fireflies, identifying her as Penny as their neighbor looks on.

· The neighbor, identified as Violet Valencia, dissuades Penny from catching the insects as the protagonist’s mother pulls into the driveway next door, where the narrator and her family live.

· The protagonist describes her mother—a nurse—and her care situation with Valencia before turning to her assistive devices: “I’ve got this really awesome computer-like device that attached to my wheelchair. It...

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