Word: fourteeners
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...creak down the thirteen or fourteen steps of the basement staircase, and he'd recognize "Thunderfoot" from the size-eleven heaviness of my movements, calling out that nickname to reintroduce me again to his world. I'd grab my own blanket from the closet at the back of the room, and he'd make sure I had socks on my feet before he'd allow me to stay; after that, I was free to plop myself into one of the upholstered chairs nearer the television, or perhaps settle for the carpeting in front of the coffee table...
...they all know him, too. "Yeeah!" says Leah L. Young, a fourteen-year-old who's been with the Mission Hill program since she was 10, on hearing that Pan will soon be PBHA's new president. "I think he should be president... he's a good person--he's friendly and he's cool...
...plot is simple, shocking in the way it unfolds in macabre logic. Fourteen-year-olds Pauline (Melanie Lynsky) and Juliet (Kate Winslet) meet, become friends and grow extremely attached to each other, so attached, in fact, that their parents worry the relationship is "unhealthy" and determine to separate them. In desperation, the girls decide to prevent a separation by any means possible...
...gubernatorial race is even more lopsided, with Republican Gov. William F. Weld '66 leading state Rep. Mark Roosevelt '78 by a 65 percent to 21 percent margin. Fourteen percent of those polled remain undecided...
Martin took after her father. At the age of fourteen, Martin began to run on a competitive level. But running was not the only sport in her life. At Newton North High School, Martin was an all-around athlete. Her affinity towards sports was evident by her participation in soccer, tennis, basketball, baseball, and of course, track...