“Mrs. Stead,” Len Fenerman said, “does this look familiar?” He held up a paperback copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. “Do they read this at the school?” “Yes,” she said, her face draining of color as she said the small word. “Do you mind if I ask you…” he began. “Ninth grade,” she said, looking into Len Fenerman’s slate blue eyes. “Susie’s grade.”
