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Bee, or Abby, is Jack and Aldo's friend from down the street. The boys meet her for the first time when she finds and draws in Aldo's sketchbook. Bee likes the outdoors very much, and is the fastest runner on Aldo's baseball team and is the best limber they know. Bee is home-schooled and an
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