Summary

Deja compares and contrasts her new teacher, Miss Garcia, to her former teacher. Miss Garcia wears high heels and red lipstick. Her old teacher, Mrs. Baker, wore tennis shoes and always complained about her feet hurting from running after students all day. Deja thinks Miss Garcia looks like a Barbie doll, only with curly black hair. She surprises Deja when she claps her hands three times and all the students immediately get quiet, sit up in their seats, and fold their hands on their desks. When one kid gets up to grab his backpack, the teacher stares him down and calmly makes him take his seat.

Deja notices that Miss Garcia seems nervous. Her forehead is sweating her she taps her finger on her desk. When she makes her nervous smile, Deja notes that it is a big smile, like on Mrs...