I Should Have Told the Truth

Gayle is a nine-year-old fourth grader who lives with her mother in a ground-floor apartment. As an animal lover, she has always dreamed of having her very own pet. However, her apartment complex does not allow dogs or cats. When the opportunity arises for Gayle to become the owner of her class pet, she eagerly jumps at the chance. Her class pet is a mouse named Sylvia. The dilemma is she has not actually asked her mother for permission to bring Sylvia home. She knows how her mother feels about