The Truth According to Us (2015)
“She brought the newspaper close to her face and read, “…Mr. Shank, president of American Everlasting, disputed the statement. ‘I am a patriotic American. I’ve done more than anyone in this town for the workers, and I’m not going to sit back and let foreigners and Communists tear down what I’ve built.’ ”
Built? Bird frowned. Mr. Shank built the mill? That didn’t make sense. Maybe one building, but he couldn’t have built all of it. Still, she comforted herself, she was reading the newspaper. Not many nine-year-olds read the newspaper. She’s a very sophisticated child, she imagined Minerva saying. A prodigy, Mae agreed in hushed tones. Fortified by this hypothetical admiration, Bird redoubled her efforts. “Mr. Charlie Timbrook, leader of the prospective”—what did that mean?—“local, took issue—”
With relief, Bird noticed a figure standing outside the screen door. A lady—a thin shadow of a lady—leaned in, shielding her eyes, and spotted Bird. “Afternoon, miss,”
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