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Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks

By Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise (Illustrator)
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By Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise (Illustrator)
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The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc.

...We need a new drinking fountain. Please send a catalog.

Designer Flo Waters responds:

"I'd be delighted...but please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made."

Soon the fountain project takes on a life of its own, one chronicled in letters, postcards, memos, transcripts, and official documents. The school board president is up in arms. So...

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