{"id":6918,"date":"2019-05-14T18:46:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T18:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?p=6918"},"modified":"2019-05-14T18:46:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T18:46:54","slug":"possum-and-the-summer-storm-2-12-3-14-2-9-2-2-3-2-5-2-5-2-2-2-2-6-2-8-2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?p=6918","title":{"rendered":"The Unbudgeable Curmudgeon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>by Matthew Burgess<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6919 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9780399556630_view-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"112\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Have you ever seen a curmudgeon that looks like your brother, but is in such a bad mood you hardly recognize him?\u00a0 You can try all the peanut butter sandwiches and brownies you have, but he is not moving.\u00a0 Nothing works, especially nudging, and he just makes you so grumpy that eventually you 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