bags and boxes across the hot parking lot to the van. On the way back to the mall, Willa Jean, who spotted the ice-cream store that sold fifty-two flavors, told her uncle she needed an ice-cream cone. Uncle Hobart agreed that ice-cream cones were needed by all. Inside the busy shop, customers had to take numbers and wait turns. Ramona, responsible for Willa Jean, who could not read, was faced with the embarrassing task of reading aloud the list of fifty-two flavors while all the customers listened. Strawberry, German chocolate, vanilla, ginger-peachy, red-white-and-blueberry, black walnut, Mississippi mud, green bubble gum, baseball nut.
Willa Jean and her family carried bags and boxes across a bustling parking lot to a van, heading back to the mall. She told her uncle Hobart she wanted an ice-cream cone from a shop famous for its fifty-two flavors, and he agreed it was a good idea. Inside the busy shop, customers received numbers and waited their turn, creating a lively atmosphere.
Ramona, responsible for Willa Jean who couldn't read,...
