Sometimes being a leader isn’t about winning. Sometimes it’s about doing what’s right, instead of what’s powerful.
Soovee? I ask. Did Mom make it so you can drive yourself? Correct. This is so cool! says Trip. Yesterday, Dr. Hayes mounted a range finder to my roof housing a 64-beam laser. So that’s what she was do...
Spend your money thoughtfully & secretly, you walk free. That was the way it was in america these days. Who knows? Maybe it had always been that way
Stevie Kosgrov is my very own somewhat demented Dudley Dursley—if Dudley had muscles and serious BO issues and knew how to jam people’s heads down toilets to give them a swirly. Yes,
THE THREE OF US leaned against a stone wall in City Hall Park, picking at salad sandwiches we had bought at a nearby grocer’s. The murder club meets again.
Tell her parents they made a big mistake calling the police. Call off the dogs, said the caller, or we’ll hurt Madison. Permanently. If you back off, she’ll stay alive and well, but either way, the Ty...
That if I had to choose between dying tomorrow or spending the rest of my life without him, I would seriously consider picking imminent death.
That's more than three questions, Max. And sometimes wheter someone is your friend or enemy is all in how you look at it. But if you must know, I consider myself your friend, a good friend who loves y...
That’s right: Never underestimate the power of a good laugh. It can stop some of the fiercest middle-school monsters.
That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. I need to help you because fair is fair? Try, ‘I need you to help me so I won’t rip out your spine and beat you with it.’ I might respond to that. Maybe.
The Gasman leaned over and examined the tangled pile of stereo guts spread out on the kitchen table. It looks like a robot came in here and threw up, he observed
The actor Danny Kaye used to say, Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint you can at it. I like that thought. More important, I try to live by it as much as I can. I
The case of Cecily Chandler is a perfect example of how privileged people get over on the system, the young man said. Harry Chandler had a famous defense attorney for a lawyer, a slick talker who prob...
The fight unfolded like background noise. White noise. In the foreground, even with his ghastly pale face looking dead in my hands, my fingers clenching his ragged hair, all I could see was random ima...
The girls can have the bed, Gazzy said. Iggy and I can sleep on the floor.Excuse me, sexist piglet? I said, raising my eyebrows. How about the two smallest people share the bed 'cause they'll . That w...
The hardest mysteries to solve are the ones you come to near the end, because there isn't enough evidence, not enough to unravel, unless somehow you can go all the way back to the beginning - rewind a...
The next morning, Mom set two plates of scrambled eggs in front of me and Georgia and then sat down to watch us eat. She loves to watch us eat, which I totally don’t get. I mean, she works at a diner....
The other Max looked at me, and her eyes narrowed. 'They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,' she said snidely. 'So I guess you're really sucking up.''Who are ?' I gasped, my eyes wide. '...
The secret of imaginary friends. Children have imaginary friends to help guide them into their lives. We help children feel less alone, help them find their place in the world, in their families. But...
The taxi was a V-6. Good, I’d probably need all of that. I clicked off the radio and AC to funnel extra power.
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