“Want to have an adventure?” I stopped. What was he talking about? Grabbing my hand, he whispered, “Let’s go. Fast! Before they turn off the lights!”

“Why do you think it’s a time machine?” Sruly asked, one eyebrow raised

“I am a boy, but no one calls me ‘Boy’ as my name, so why are animals called things like ‘Bunny’ if they’re a rabbit or ‘Ketzele’ if they’re a cat?”

Goldy remembered not to jump from excitement; she just jiggled from foot to foot. Finally, they were getting carpet!

I hate being poor. I hate not getting new stuff. I hate comparing myself to my friends who seem to have it all, and I hate that I seem so different.

Chezky’s French accent had made him popular at first. Everyone asked him questions just to hear him talk. Then recess revealed that he couldn’t play baseball