A Day in the Life of Don Rogers by J.J. Cook

Occupation: Sweet Pepper Police Chief I know this is gonna sound like whining- and I hate whiners – but Sweet Pepper shouldn’t have gone outside our small town in the Smoky Mountains to hire a fire chief. We have plenty of talent right here. I would have chosen my...

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...