Mind Games by Jeanne Marie Grunwell

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B OSTON

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    Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Marie Grunwell
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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Grunwell, Jeanne Marie.
Mind games / by Jeanne Marie Grunwell.
p. cm.
Sumary: Each of the six members of Mr. Ennis's Mad Science Club
presents a report of his or her experiences
working on a science fair project to investigate ESP,
which resulted in their winning the Maryland lottery.
    ISBN 0-618-17672-1 (hardcover) ISBN 0-618-68947-8 (paperback)
    [1. Science—Experiments—Fiction. 2. Extrasensory perception—Fiction.
3. Lotteries—Fiction. 4. Schools—Fiction. 5. Science—Exhibitions—Fiction.]
I. Title.
PZ7.G9338Mi 2003
[Fic]—dc21 2002010820
    ISBN-13: 978-0618-17672-4 (hardcover)
ISBN-13: 978-0618-68947-7 (paperback)
    Manufactured in the United States of America
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F OR THE WONDERFUL TEACHERS I HAVE KNOWN

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Acknowledgments
    T HANKS TO MY PARENTS, WHO ALWAYS TAUGHT ME by example; Mr. Micklos, who introduced me to the scientific method; Mrs. Weingarten and Mr. Bennett, who made writing fun; the students and faculty of the MFA in Writing for Children program at Vermont College—especially Susan Fletcher, Randy Powell, Jane Resh Thomas, and Carolyn Coman; and thanks to Bonnie.

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    Mind Games
by
Benjamin D. Lloyd
Brandon Kelly
Marina Krenina
Ji Eun Oh
Claire Phelps
Kathleen Phelps
    C LEARVIEW M IDDLE S CHOOL
G RADE 7

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Contents
    by Benjamin D. Lloyd
    Exhibit A:
Waverly Times
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    Experimenter Comments...................... [>]
    Claire Phelps
    Introduction............................... [>]
    Marina Krenina
    Exhibit B: Paranormal Pursuits: 1 Astrology.......................... [>]
    Ji Eun Oh
    Research.......................... [>]
    Benjamin D. Lloyd
    Exhibit C: Paranormal Pursuits: Telepathy.......................... [>]
    Claire Phelps
    Problem.......................... [>]
    Kathleen Phelps
    Exhibit D: Paranormal Pursuits: Clairvoyance.......................... [>]
    Benjamin D. Lloyd
    Hypothesis.......................... [>]
    Brandon Kelly
    Exhibit E: Paranormal Pursuits: Out-of-Body
    Experiences.......................... [>]
    Kathleen Phelps
    Experimentation: Part One.......................... [>]
    Ji Eun Oh
    Exhibit F: Paranormal Pursuits: Dreams.......................... [>]
    Brandon Kelly
    Experimentation: Part Two.......................... [>]
    Claire Phelps
    Exhibit G: Paranormal Pursuits: Life After Death.......................... [>]
    Marina Krenina
    Conclusion
    Marina Krenina.......................... [>]
    Brandon Kelly.......................... [>]
    Benjamin D. Lloyd.......................... [>]
    Kathleen Phelps.......................... [>]
    Claire Phelps.......................... [>]
    Sources.......................... [>]
    Benjamin D. Lloyd
    Acknowledgments.......................... [>]
    A DDENDA TO C ONTENTS
    Exhibit H:
Clearview Gazette
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    Exhibit I:
Waverly Times
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    Exhibit J.......................... [>]

Exhibit A

Experimenter Comments
Claire Phelps
    L AST NIGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO READ OUR REPORT straight through and eliminate all typographical errors, missing commas, bad grammar, stupid-sounding parts, etc.
    Considering that six of us worked on the same experiment and witnessed mostly the same events, I didn't think I would be too surprised by anything I read. Well, let's just say that my extreme cluelessness could be used as evidence against our hypothesis.
    What I decided after reading our report was that six people worked on this project—six people who wrote what they wanted to write. Why should I change a word?
    Of course I'm not