February 2018 Principal Sosa: I gave my students the assignment to write three paragraphs summarizing their weekend. One of the kids wrote hundreds. He has unlimited screen time so you imagine how boring his summaries are. Check out his report this week. I’ll need some feedback. WEEKEND WRAP-UP This weekend me and my brother Billy…
Category: Kid Lit
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The Facepainter
Experience an extraordinary day at Middletown Middle School when second-grader Rose Batty becomes ‘Principal for the Day.’ Follow Rose’s exploits as she mandates the hiring of a retired face painter and accidentally transforms the school event into a fantastical zoo filled with superheroes, animals, and delightful chaos. Read on to discover how this day unfolds in this captivating and humor-filled narrative.
The Unktomi of Middletown: A Thanksgiving Tale of Mystery and Adventure
The Unktomi of Middletown November 25, 1987 A thick soupy fog hangs over Middletown Lake, obscuring the shoreline. From the shadows, a lone shifting figure emerges, changing from a towering lanky form to a wide and spindly one. Suddenly, it crouches down to pull a huge clump of webbing from thorny bushes with long bristled…
Murderous Mascots – Mysteries of Middletown Middle
Murderous Mascots September 2020 “Coloring? Seriously?” Jeremy, the new fifth-grader, complained as he took out his crayons, eyeing the strange circular symbol carved into the corner of his desk. “We stopped coloring in second grade at my old school.” “Welcome to Middletown Middle,” Jeremy’s tablemate, Ari, responded with a knowing look. “Don’t try to compare…
Dee Dee McGee and Her Musical Knee
Have a little scab-picker living under your roof? Here’s some bad poetry that may not stop your kid from picking scabs, but will let them know you’re paying attention. Dee Dee McGee and Her Musical Knee Dee Dee McGee Skinned Her knee, While Climbing up a sycamore tree. She didn’t shout or little…
Gross Potions – Available on Kindle Today
I had two resolutions for 2019. The first was to develop a dessert that would be the winter equivalent of ice cream. Three weeks left in the month, and the warm mousse cone pops are still stuck in R&D. The second resolution, publish a book, check. I focused more on publishing than desserts and discovered….
The Gamer
Some nights when I put the kids to bed my eyes are too tired to read, but I still need to deliver a story. Usually, these freestyle tales meander with no plot, but sometimes the kids like them and I’ll write them down for another day. ______________________________ THE GAMER King Franz was a merciful king…
The Haunting of Spill House
Certainly! Here’s the revised version of the story with improved grammar, punctuation, spelling, and clarity: Julian and I wrote the framework of this story over some Bueno Y Sano nachos while John danced hip-hop next door. Our first story, “The Scary Derriery,” focused on potty talk. The second was about a kid who couldn’t stop…