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The First Gardener by Denise Hildreth Jones

A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher

1.pterodactyl 
(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any extinct flying reptile of the genus Pterodactylus and related genera, having membranous wings supported on an elongated fourth digit See also pterosaur

2.diminutive 
Extremely small in size; tiny.

3.platitude
Lack of originality; triteness.

4.digital 
Relating to or being a device that can generate, record, process, receive, transmit, or display information that is represented in discrete numerical form.

5.surfeit
To overindulge.

1."It's a butterfly, Sophie, not a pterodactyl."

2.Jaime never understood why people used diminutives in place of names. Hon, doll, sugar.

3.These platitudes--always with exclamation points!--infused her mother's everyday speech in a way hat used to embarrass Jaime, especially around her friends.

4.She would lie in bed and watch the glowing digital numbers on the alarm clock flip over and over, her mind bubbling with anxieties.

5.Jaime gave him a stiff smile, took the writ, and stuffed it--along with his surfeit of advice--in her purse.