Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box #1)

by Stephen King

‘Girls, women, you can be anything you want to be in this brave new world of equality, as long as you can still see your toes when you stand up straight.’”

their first class in the new year will be Curiosity Day. Each pupil is to think of one historical thing they wonder about, and Miss Chiles will try to satisfy their curiosity. If she cannot, she’ll throw the question to the class, for discussion and speculation.

“That can’t be,” she whispers to herself as she goes back to bed. “It’s insane.” Only the world is insane. You only have to watch the news to know it.