JOANNA KLONSKY - ONE VIEW, Author at Wednesday Journal

Recalling Mr. Lundgren and his ‘Power Pellets’

by JOANNA KLONSKY - ONE VIEW July 8, 2008February 11, 2021

Back in sixth grade at Hatch Elementary School in Oak Park, my cohort of 12-year-old classmates and I were brimming with anxiety.

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Recalling Mr. Lundgren and his ‘Power Pellets’