Turn Left At The Cow Excerpt

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Copyigh 2013 by Li Blld

All igh vd. Fo iomio bo pmiio

o podc lcio om hi boo, wi o

Pmiio, Hogho Mifi Hco Pblihig

Compy, 215 P Av Soh, Nw Yo,

Nw Yo 10003.

www.hmhboo.com

Tx i Jo

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Blld, Li.

T l h cow / Li Blld.pg cm

Smmy: Thi-y-old Tv l li h o

o w i l Mio i hi comig-o-g my-

y bo boy who dicov hi dd my hv b

b obb. Povidd by pblih.

ISBN 978-0-544-02900-2

[1. Fh Ficio. 2. Myy d dciv oi.

3. Mio Ficio.] I. Til.PZ7.B91245T 2013

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Th w o my dd bodi d io Gmz ch h i w id o li wdig hogh

cyoic lb. Yo ow, o o ho plc wh

hy ich old gy io Popicl? Gm hd bhig odd oi om h cll o whil ow, d

h w covicd i w hi dyig z h p

h. So my pihm o h dy w o cl i

o d vyhig io h jc-o-l l

bg h Gm hd b vig ic who ow howmy Hllow go.

I Gdm Ld, v h co o h z

w wy di h wh I w d o. Agig

o wh z hold hold md o b h oly

hig my w ph d I hd i commo. Bh, id o mig p wih my b bd B

CHAPTER 1


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d Jy, I w dig Nmo d hi id, wppd

p i whi pcg wih wiig o h oid o

yo cold cl io whichv mmb o h mgiclo hd hi d wh.

I d Dc d h Vio d Wll-

y io oh o o h pmpi bg. M,

ho pcg hd b wiig o b log

h I hd. Myb h oi Gm hd b higw om h z. Myb hy w om h

gho o ll h dd hig, ploig p om i-

o vg.

By h im I chd h boom o h oz

gvyd, Gm cll w lig lo li o oho h-ill-i-i-h-bm plc, wh h

pid id lwy d p icig i i lh movi.

Oly o big ic-covd box w l. I b ov h

id o h z ch d ggd h co o

h box. No ogh lvg h hig w icd iplc i i hd b Goill-Gld.

I hoid my pp hl dp io h ch d

yd gi. No go. I ld wy ov, hgig o o

h dg o h z wih o hd whil I gbbd

h box wih h oh. Th I go my Hl o dgv o l mighy pll.


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Th wh Nmo d hi id lly oo

hi vg. Td o h pid box w hvi

h Id lizd. I ld oo d plld oo hd,d h h box bo d I ov-dd io h

pplic o dh.

A I w llig i, omhig olld o o h box

io h boom o h z. Th l hogh I hd

bo I ldd o i w h myb I hd om m- om o j lg o omhig. Bc I cold hv

wo i lood xcly li hd.

A oz hm hd.


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CHAPTER 2

Th l o my Olympic high-divig c io hz w h lly mcho y gcl wy I m-

gd o coo my body o I did b my c.

Id, I bc-foppd hd ogh h I ocdh wid o o myl. I w dply yig o c

h i bc io my lg whil imloly d-

ply yig o o hi bo Th Thig h w

ow jbbig io my pi. O bo who migh hv

od i i h boom o Gm z.A hd. A oz hm hd.

I hd py good id who w poibl o

h o h ihbi o h dp z. Giv

h d wi o ll o h whi pcg, i w

mo lily my dd-bo-I-w-bo h who


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hd hd dow Bmbi d Co. d h bdld

hm wy, wh hyd li ogo my dd

icd h bc himl.B hd h lo b h id o dd o h h-

m body p i h bcp pplic? Ev hogh

Id p ll o ydy ip om Clioi o Mi-

o hiig hogh vy qio I hd bo

him ll h hig I w dp o ow, ll hqio I w lly goig o covic Gm o -

w Id v hogh o dd Am I h o o

pycho ill? o h li.

Sddly I hd mili voic , Wh

i h? M. Soi id h w dow h.I md wid whzig od my body -

lly mgd o hl i om oxyg. Two c

poppd ov h dg o h z ch d lood

dow m.

Dd! id Fc O. W od yo! YoTvi, igh? Th id odd wy xcid; v

Gm hd b h hppy o m.

Tv, I cod, pig p him.

Tig lil ighy-igh? d Fc Two.

Sh did m pld o m m Fc O


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hd; i I hd ldy b glciizd by my im i

h z ch, I wold hv b olly icd by h

cool dippig o h voic.Thiig bo big icd md m mmb

h oh, ow occp o h ch, d I h-

idly hoid myl o my . I cmbld ov h

id o h z d bcd wy o good m.

Wh w yo doig i h? d h gil,ill lly cold. Sh lood o b bo my g, o

wh w p wih h vil iy c, ywy?

I w clig i o d hi box go c d

o i w h . . . I cold h my voic

ilig o. I hd hd im o hi bo whgy h iio clld o. Myb i w b

o o cl i h owol il Id hd chc o

wigh h po d co o hvig Hibl Lc

i h mily.

B h gil hd ldy gd o h omhigw goig o, d h pd bc io h dimly li

z. Th h ighd p d d o h

blod gy. H oppd m by w ich d h w

bil li . B i w hd o imgi h cold

b mch old h I w hi ic h hd


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h id o bigh-yd loo yo lly oly o

wo-y-old h ic cm o.

I hi h od yo mom hd, Evil Fiyid o him.

Rlly? id h Jolly G Gi. Yo m

h b h h whol im?

Loo py good, oo, id h gil.

Lmm , id h id.Whil hy gd h mily io, I ichd my

wy owd h i. W h h yp o li

who howd p o m cop cicl? I w , b

hi Old McDoldvill ow o Gm w ig

o m li h id o plc wh hy wold odpizz d h h dlivy gy.

Th gil d o m. I hi yo moohd h

o.

I md hd-p g o igl o h li

big h I hd com om Clioi i pc.Evil Fiy id o h gi, H loo lil

d, Ky. Show him h hd.

Ky chd dow io h z d, wih

y o-hdd coop, plld p Th Thig.

Oc i w o o h z, I cold ll ily


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h i w l. I m, i i hd b o ll my

hiig bo dd hig, I pobbly wold hv

v md h mi. B oy, o v i i wl, who o h p hm hd i hi

z? Ad wh i h m o S L w h

hig md o o, ywy?

Evil Fiy m hv b bl o d my mid,

bc h chd o d cpd gil dowh bc o h hd d h hld h g o o-

wd m.

B, h id.

B? I pd. Who m hd o o

b?Ky bmd d lghd Jolly G Gi-

mighy lgh. My mom w Diy Pic o

omhig y go h i, d hy cvd

h hd o o b. Sh go o i hom, b

h om poi h ogo wh h od i, di d io o o ho mily jo. Yo ow?

Wh yim ombody lo omhig, w ll,

li, Myb i go o b wih h b hd.

I w ill yig o ply coc-h-do wih hi

oy wh Ky cd h b hd d him li h w goig o i i o ochdow.


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I go how Mom. Shll b o hppy yo od

i! Ad h chgd p h i d o h doo,

lvig m lo i h cll wih h icd-o pixi.Evil Fiy d I ood i ilc il I cold

i ymo.

Ky m l ic, I id. Ad i y o

h h hg wih yo bc yo o mch

o hv od.Sh od h hi d mchd owd m -

il h w dig lly clo, h h jbbd h

hd oo h hip d ld i.

I ow, h id, py mch lig, h

yo h o d h moy yo h ol omh b. B yo c j go bc o L-L Ld

mpy-hdd, bc Ky d I goig o g-

o wh h hid h b loo .

Th h ompd p h i d o h doo,

lvig m lo wih o pmpi bg ll o ddbody p d whol w o qio.


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CHAPTER 3

Bggig p body p w my pihm ohowig oo mch iiiiv.

I do m i h iiiiv d o o

b o pihm-wohy. I m, h ll M vld bo, how I hold g o h coch d how

om iiiiv, m om w id i I w -

lly h hppy wih o w hom d w li.

So ydy, I iiid myl co-coy ll h

wy om Soh Clioi o h ow i Mi-o wh my dd hd gow p d wh Gm ill

livd. A plc Id v b llowd o vii bo.

Th liy w, I did clly hv pmiio

o vl h wo hod mil ov h iv d

hogh h wood o Gdmoh ho hi im,ih. B I w coig o h c h oc h


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dd w do, M wold cly b hppy o hv

m o o h wly mid hi o whil.

I d o h ho hig ch y bohow omdy yoll clly h j yo l i

chool olly . I oo ll my gogphy d p-

iv pch d ch ill d mixd hm p

io mh wod poblm, d I w co wo im

zo bo y o h gowp i my li v wh Id l Clioi.

Fi I hd ld M io lig m y hom lo

whil h d Dl oo hi dy ip hyd b ym-

mig bo o w. Th I jmpd io cio.I w M cdi cd mb d vy pwod

hd v ogo; i w y o by pl ic

oli. Sh cold doc my llowc o h o

my li i h w wh i wold o m o py

h bc, b I w goig o m hi ip. I pcd cyo d dg o h ch Id b hig i my

oc dw o moh. I w wh M p my

bih cic hidd, oo; log wih my chool ID,

h ili wbi id h w ll I wold d o

g o h pl hi-y-old ccompidmio.


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I xd M hogho h dy o ll h vy-

hig w goig hom. Mwhil, o cb,

o pl, wo comm i, d o b l, Iw ho wy om Gm ho i Mio.

I clld Gm, old h wh I w, d d i

hd com pic m p. Sh id h w lvig igh

h mi d h I dd o hg p my cll d

cll my moh immdily.I pobbly cold hv hd M co ho wo

im zo v wiho my pho. B h yllig

w yhig w. I m, wh I w lil id,

hig w g; w w hi gl hppy mily,

v hogh i w j h wo o . Ad v hoghi bggd h h I d ll h qio bo my

dd. Sh lwy id hd ll m vyhig wh I

w old. B how old did yo hv o b o dv

h h?

Ad h whil bc h go ogh wih Dld omhow i w j h wo o hm, ll lovy-

dovy o h poi h y obl po wold

ioly b. Ad I w o h oid. By h im

hy go mid hi p Chim d w movd

ll h wy o Dl ho, I w j h oyigid who d o ccp hi w pdd. B Dl


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w i d o givig p my id, my chool,

d h plc I ill hogh o hom.

Sh p yig o p i o omhig h wdoig o my bc I hd v hd dd. B

I did w plcm h. I wd my l

h o l l.

So I oo hig io my ow hd d cm o

h plc h my dd hd hogh o hom.S, I w xcly hilld o dicov h hd

gow p i h middl o wh md o b dl

m ld. A oc o moi wold hv b

ic chg o cy. Sill, I w goig o l h

cl locio m, ow h I w o clo o g-ig h w h M wold giv m.

Wh Gm plld p h b hl d go

o o h old Fod picp, h bly id hllo. Sh

j p h hd o o my cll pho d old m o

go wi i h c. Fi mi l, h climbdio h div d hdd m bc my pho.

Yo moh h lcly gd h yo c

y o whil, log I pih yo wih dily wo

pojc. Gm plld wy om h cb, d I l

hg mil pd co my c. Id do i.Gm ighd h lip. I hi i wold b


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pd, Tvi, i yo mgd o covy h imp-

io h yo hi pio c, o vc-

io. Ad h, I w, h wid m. O mybi w j wich, bc h v ccd mil.

Which w how I dd p pdig my

moig i Mio clig o h z ch

wiho compliig, v hogh Gm ho w

clly lil l cbi j p h dg o hld, o I hold hv b chd o o h doc

woig o my lmo-Jly id.

Ad i w lo how h vil iy hd mgd o

cch m wih my gd dow; I hi h z o

dh w pig o om id o oxic m hdid mix wll wih j lg o omhig.

Tvi? Gm voic fod dow io h

cll.

H, I clld, ppig l. I hd o o h

blgig og bg d hld i p h p, pl-ig i dow h . Th ill h mo dow

h.

Gm id h ybow. Th wo b

ogh oom i h gbg c, d h picp

i il x w. Th ccoo will b ig p


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py i w lv hm o. Sh oddd owd h

c. W b hl hm wy ow.

Too bd. Compd o my ocil li ic Idmovd io h pho, v ccoo py

odd good. I lodd p h c whil Gm

limpd iid o g h p d y. Th w

hdd o dow h od wy om h l. I d

o h widow, wodig how plc hi mpycold ill qliy . How wold GPS v

wo? T l h cow?

A ho im w cm co w bild-

ig d h gi o hi wy gly h.

I w ill ig i w d co, dddly w w bc o h v op g h

pd d f o di ovlp wih h y.

I my p o Clioi, oly h oc i llowd

o ch o li h.

Th h w, Gm d I hdly w ch oh.Sh d o com vii m oc y o i Clio-

i, b Dl d h pic, h oppd;

h did m o io my w pli y b

h I did. B I w hi bo h: h w o

o ho gowp who lwy dd o b poig


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yo wih wod j o c p ll h i pc. So i

w qi i h c.

Which gv m ply o im o y o m o o wh h vil iy hd id.

My dd hd b b obb?

B id o ocig o h, o om czy

o I d obig bo h x-pl Plo.

Wh I w lly lil id, I livd o ll hpc . M hd v pd glow-i-h-d

iv oo h cilig o my oom, bc o

old ho. Bc wh hig w j h wo o .

Shd l m d my b id, Jo Klooy, hv

lpov ll h im, d wd li h, looigp h cilig d gig bo h b pl.

Klooy lwy picd Jpi bc h lid h

i w h bigg. I lwy oo Plo. I go h i

w mll compd o Jpi, b I w co-

cd, i w o ogh lil ic pl.Th h cic gy oo vo, d ll o

dd Plo w pl ymo. M xplid

h w w ppod o cll i dwarf pl. B

h, v hogh I wd o ill lov Plo, I

cold. I w l pl ymo i w lidig o h yo voi ply w jicd wh


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h hi ll ho hom . Ai hi i h cod

boo o li: You may think you can count on things, but

you cant. They always let you down.Wh I m i, I ldy w ll bo li lil

dippoim. So I pobbly hold hv b

lig li L Sywl wh h d o h

Dh Vd i hi dd d cm Nooooooooo!

d jmp dow io h void. B omhow I coldhlp i. Th vil iy wod p piig i my hd

li o o ho piwhl. Ad h w hi void

wh h foobod o h old picp hold hv

b h w cmig o o m o jmp.

Ev i h vil iy w igh, my dd hd bj b obb, o om hmic gy md

Dh who wd o l h glxy. B h d id

i h d id o m wh ym yo com

om. Ad b obb h h d id. Myb

o h pcm o vil, i do b pycho ill,b i dily o libg. Ad Im gig

L Sywl d I cold g: yo v lly

dy o dicov yo dd i om h d id.

Nomlly Im M. Cool, o I hi i w big llwod p ov Plo h md m ddly bl


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o, Why did yo ll m my dd w b

obb?

Gm hd whippd od d h c vdowd dich. Ad bch o cow yh, l liv

cow oppd chwig g d lood ov

hi c. Gm ighd o h c d h

d dicly hd, ll ocd, wchig h od

li i w bo o om io h V F-wy h ho.

Wh did yo h h? h lly d.

T gowp o ll by wig qio

wih oh qio. I do ow h m, I id.

Thi gil. Sigh d hi. Poiy id o c. Bdid. Sh w wih big blod id md Ky.

Ibll, id Gm. Ky coi. Ky

liv x doo. Ibll d h i yig h

o ow oo. Sh lly glcd bc my wy. I

hm dow o h cll o iodc hmlv. Iv imgid hyd big p . . .

Th dp, d mily c vybody p

hidd om m o hi y? I m, why hold

I g o ow? Im oly hson i hi oy. I good

hig h ighbo coi ow, b l m w p old Tv o o h loop, igh?


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I g h cold ll I w lil icd, bc

I w h dp bh d h l i o lowly

bo h wd. M d o do h wih m, oo.Now M j go igh o icd.

Yo igh, Tvi. Wh yo d p h

o xpcdly, I w I wold d o l wih yo

bo hi oo. I w j hopig o d h igh wy

o do h bo omo l . . . Gm lip id oplld i d h h id, C w pl l bo

i l? I h oy? C w wi il w bc

hom?

I hggd d d o loo o h widow.

No pi. I w d o gig h bho omM wh i cm o h hig h md o m.

I plld o my mic d plggd i h bd.

Th h w, ll h Id lodd hd lly b

bggig m lly; hy w ll wog omhow, li

liig o h odc o chic fic wh yow wchig Jci Ch movi. B I w M

hd i wh I h h o h wy, d I gd i

migh wo o Gm, oo. So I d p h volm

d wchd o mo cow.

Sddly h cy w o mch CowpoSm i w h p o LA wh yo dobl-chc


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yo c loc yo div hogh. Ad h mll I

m, m, hi w li co bw h im I l

hl pizz d my bd o w d h myym i h chool ci. I d o h mic

d lood Gm.

Wh i hi plc?

Th dmp, id Gm. Hh. Apply Mi-

o did hv w hidd wod.W dov hogh g i chili c

d plld p o op ig. Sombody hd p

cod lil ig blow h gl d o h

d take turns. I lood od. Oh h h

cow, I w who w w ppod o wih.

Gm movd owd p mp d h jd

o oh op. Sh go o o h c d wld

ov o l o hi gy who hd com o o il.

Thy d chig d poiig, yig bowhv i i yo y bo wih h dmp gy.

Mwhil, I chcd o h o WALL-E

Wold om h y o h c: doo-l ig-

o d hp o gbg modd high. Gll w

div-bombig io h pil, cmig li x i Hichcoc movi. Th w blldoz iig qi


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d loly, wy ov o h oh id o h clo,

b I did h poi yo wold hv o bll-

doz 24/7 j o p p.Th dmp gy poid o l im d Gm

climbd bc io h c, bmpig log i h di-

cio h hd . W cvd od bhb

d oppd igh p mqi dig p i

ig-o z ch o o di h ho Id do hd io li h moig. Gm

moiod m o o h c d bg climbig o

hl. A hdow cgh my y d I ippd my hd

bc; low ovhd, h big blc bid wih mll

d hd cicld, hi pd wig ig coh bl y.

Gm ippd h hd bc oo. Bzzd. T-

y vl. Thy dw i by h mll o dcy.

Excll. Myb omoow w cold ld

ip o h l hom.Gm old m o jmp p io h c bd d

how dow h h bg. I w oig h l o

oo hp wh hi gy o p o o h gbg,

lly md, yllig d wigig omhig od

hi hd, li om id o mic m. Iw, h w bo o om h bc o h c; I


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I ow I hold hv ld o yo bo ll hi

bo, b yo moh did w m o, d I w

oo Sh oppd d cld h ho. Gm wpobbly llig h h bo h; I w M

hd old h h do , do ll policy h p-

plid o my old m.

Gm did loo m, did ch o o m

h j p lig. B h o xc o m l-ig yo dow. So . . . hig w good o yo -

h h cm hom om h my. I p moh

hopig hd d hi wy o h x igh hig, b i

v md o hpp. Somim hd b b o

whil, li wh h m yo moh. H w hppyh. B hig wold g wo gi.

Sh oppd d oo bh. I w I lood

li o o ho big clow-hd gbg c, my

moh hgig wid op d my y bggig o

hi dd l o iomio ll h y oilc.

Ovll hi li w goig dowhill. H cold

hold o o job, d yo moh vlly l o

Clioi wiho him, w moh bo yo w

bo. Th o moig, h old dpy ocd omy doo d d i h cold com i. H id, M.


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Soi, Iv go om dicl w, mm. Gm

lly lood ov m. I hd b omy igh;

yo h bo hd b od whd p ohoov o h oh id o h l, d h w o

ig o him.

I clld yo moh. Sh hd hd om him.

I did h om him ih. A w w l, m

i d jc d p. Th FBI. Thy id homo hd ol lo o moy om b i hi

mll ow p oh, j bo yo h vihd.

Fo om o hy w covicd yo h hd

omhig o do wih i. Thy chd hi ho. B

hy v od h moy. Ad hy v odhim. I v w him gi.

Gm d o h bg-g-pld wid-

hild. Sh w gippig h ig whl o hd

h h cl c p li whi bo, v

hogh w hd b pd i h divwy o hp v mi.

Sddly ombody ocd o h pg-

id widow. I jmpd d d my hd wy om

Gm o loo. I w Ky d Ibll. Hy, B-

Hd, h id, milig l big. M d Iz goig o hig i my bo w com?

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