Wednesday, June 8, 2011 “Never Slow Dance with a Zombie” by E. Van Lowe “Principal Taft’s 3 Simple Rules for Surviving a Zombie Uprising: Rule #1: While in the halls, walk slowly and wear a vacant expression on your face. Zombies won’t attack other zombies. Rule #2: Never travel alone. Move in packs. Follow the […]
Thursday, June 2, 2011 “Peak” by Roland Smith “You messed up, Pete.” “Peak,” I said. “Like in ‘mountain peak’?” “Right.” “Weird name.” “Weird parents.” Peak Marcello, as his name suggests, is a climber. His mom and dad, both mountain climbers, started him climbing at an early age, and his mom has encouraged him his whole […]
Saturday, May 28, 2011 “The Rules of Survival” by Nancy Werlin But how come there don’t seem to be any rules about when you ought to help others survive? Rules telling you when that’s worth some risk to yourself? Callie and I were working so hard for you, Emmy, but as far as I could […]
Saturday, June 4, 2011 “Aphrodite’s Blessings; Love Stories From the Greek Myths” by Clemence McLaren “If I were racing against someone as handsome as Milanion,” Filomena said, “I’d let him win… by just a little.” She gestured with thumb and index finger. Atalanta, princess, has been brought up to be an athlete. When her father […]
Sunday, May 1, 2011 Chicks with Sticks (It’s a Purl Thing) by Elizabeth Lenhard “Oooh, check out the badass knitter.” Tay laughed. “Keep her away from any spray-pant cans, you guys. She’s gonna start leaving tags in alleys.”Scottie straightened up suddenly.“You just gave me another idea,” she said.“Oh no,” Tay said, flinging her stripy scarf […]
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 “Boy Meets Boy” by David Levithan “GUESS WHAT!” I said. She jumped, then tried to pretend she hadn’t been surprised. Since she didn’t closer her book-she only marked the page with her finger-I knew I didn’t have mch time.“What?” she asked.“I’m gay!”Paul, a sophmore at a school where the cheerleaders ride […]
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 “Heist Society” by Ally Carter “When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own—scamming her way […]
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 “It’s a Mall World After All” by Janette Rallison Chapter two of my dissertation: “You Can Meet All Sorts of Interesting People at the Mall.” Don’t talk to them though, as this just encourages them to talk back to you. Talking leads to trouble. Most wars, divorces, and political elections happen […]
Sunday, February 27, 2011 “A Kiss in Time” by Alex Flinn “Talia fell under a spell…Jack broke the curse.I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic…I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick […]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Poison Apples by Lily Archer Revenge- A Comprehensive Plan (calligraphy by Mlle. Paruchuri)The Enemies:R. Klausenhook, actress/evil stepmotherShanti Shruti, yoga instructor/evil stepmotherCandy Lamb, pregnant housewife/waitress/evil stepmotherThe Heroines:Alice Bingley-Beckerman, student/wronged stepdaughterReena Paruchuri, student/wronged stepdaughterMolly Miller, student/wronged stepdaughter/lexicography expertThe Goal:1. Destroy what is dearest to the enemy.2. Get away with it. What could […]