Activities

Novels

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark

Other Interesting Activities

New York City

Telling Jokes
People use humor to make others feel happy and to help them deal with problems.  Americans love to tell jokes.  There are many different kinds of jokes that they tell.  The most common are: Knock-Knock Jokes, Riddles, and Puns.

The Pa Daung Tribe and the Long-Necked Women
In the city of Nai Soi in Thailand, there is a tribe called Pa Daung.  In this tribe when a girl is 5 years old, a coil is wrapped around her neck.  They add more coils in her lifetime until there are 25.  The coils weigh from 11 to 22 pounds.  Take a look at these women. 
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