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“prisoner,”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944

“James Madison’s face is on the five-thousand-dollar bill. That’s right, there’s a five-thousand-dollar bill! Can you imagine going into a store to buy a candy bar and asking if they’ll give you change for a five-thousand-dollar bill?”
― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Explorers, Presidents, and Toilets: Hundreds of hilarious, weird-but-true U.S. history facts about presidents, explorers, and more for kids ages 6-10

“What makes a joke a joke? What is the difference between the biggest, best, silliest, dumbest, dopiest joke ever and one that falls totally flat? First is the setup. Launch right into the joke. Make sure you know the whole thing backward and forward—there’s nothing quite as embarrassing as realizing you forgot the funny part. Next is timing. Comedic timing is a skill that takes lots and lots of practice to perfect. Don’t rush through your joke. Give your audience time to figure it out. But don’t wait too long or they’ll lose interest. Finally: the punch line. This is the last part of a joke—the part you’ve been building up to, whether you’ve been telling a long shaggy-dog joke (more on those later!) or a short-’n’-sweet riddle. It’s the funny part. Tell it loudly and firmly. Don’t laugh in the middle of it or you’ll ruin the suspense. Leave that up to your audience. The punch line should have an effect like its name—a punch of silliness, right to the funny bone.”
― Ilana Weitzman, Jokelopedia: The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever!

“The Watsons Go to Birmingham”
― Lisa Greenwald, 11 Before 12