A Day in the Life of Samantha Kidd by Diane Vallere

There are three things you need to know about me: 1. I have questionable judgment 2. I can’t walk away from a challenge 3. I’m not as tough as I pretend to be If you consider these three things you’ll start to understand why I agreed to help Amanda Ries, my...

The Locker with Raymond Donne by Tim O’Mara

“So,” I said to Alberto, “if I were to go through your book bag right now I wouldn’t find Amanda’s cell phone?” “Nope,” the sixth grader said, confidently sliding his bag over to me with his foot. “Why’m I gonna steal her bootleg phone for anyways?” He reached into...

A New Day in the Life of Audrey Bloom by Beverly Allen

Audrey Bloom here, to tell you about our great deal on poinsettias! Yeah, I didn’t think there’d be too many takers in January. But since my cousin Liv is majorly prego—and seems to be making decisions with her hormones rather than her usually keen business sense—she...

A Day in Theo’s World by Barbara Graham

My name is Theodore Abernathy. You have no idea what’s it’s like to be a tiny female with crazy curly hair and a man’s name. Everyone calls me Theo. Tony, my husband, is the sheriff of Park County, Tennessee. It’s the smallest county, by population, and has no other...