Zoey stared at the rows and rows of makeup in front of her. Glittery lip glosses to her left. At least ..
This is a story about Susan. Draped permanently on the back of Susan’s chair is a sweater embroidered ..
Margie felt nervous having to wait outside the principal’s office. She kept her eyes fixed on the huge ..
The house always wins. At least, that’s what us card sharks say when things don’t go our way. ..
When Ben-o came over on Saturday for movie night, my dad answered the door wearing gray silk pajama bottoms ..
When leaves are all turning bright orange and red And it’s time for the rakes to come out of our shed… ..
On the school bus, she read her mom’s note: Dear Mrs. Penworth, This will be Lailah’s first ..
CHAPTER 1 ROYAL WE MY FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER ONCE said that Tara and I were the Royal We. “We didn’t ..
The pies were fake, but my grandparents didn’t know that. Not at first, anyway. My mother had invited ..
I have two lives. One that is Indian, one that is not. I have two best friends. One who is Indian, one who is not. ..
“Double Dutch is not just about jumping rope. It’s also about respecting the sport, fellow ..
But Sunday was a day of rest, when Master charmed the weekend guest. Slaves had off one afternoon, when ..
They never call me over the intercom at school. But I can tell by the way the secretary is saying my name ..
I stared at the glossy image. Six-year-old toothless me holding Mom’s hand as white waves broke ..
Everybody in gym class is talking. We’re like a chicken house with thirty biddies going cheep-cheep-cheep ..
1° MOMS HAD WARNED ME I’d get deep in trouble one day. I shoulda believed her. Today was that ..
A Siamese cat crouched on a tree branch, peering down at Gaby with brilliant blue eyes. It cried out. ..
“Why can’t we just call her Aunt Lola?” Miguel asks his mother. Tomorrow their aunt ..
Sitting on my stoop when I was five, not like Timmy or Johnny, or even Mark. Though I wanted a name like ..
A SOFT MEMORY I don’t remember the mountain where I was born or the place where I first crawled. ..
She came home from school today. Skipping and dancing. Humming a song under her breath. Clutching a dream ..
Before being terminated, I was Indian. Now I certainly don’t mean I was killed off or anything. ..
The first time I broke down in front of anyone was in the middle of the evil place: Walmart. All the people ..
