Author: Shannon Magura

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Shannon Magura

Shannon Magura is going to be a 7th grade student at Heinemann Middle School in Algonquin, IL this fall. She enjoys reading, writing, playing basketball, and hanging out with her friends. Her inspiration for this story came from a friend of hers in grade school.
Voices
Shannon Magura

Voices: The Painter

A short fiction about Painter Gustave Pissaro and assistant Andre Bouchere who design newborns’ faces. Gustave’s rushed mistake alters a child’s features; Andre recognizes and embraces the result, naming the condition Down syndrome and continuing to create faces that reveal inner beauty and teach acceptance.

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