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  1. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 2

    Chapter 2 Many of the rules didn't seem unreasonable. Some were the same as the ones for the football team. Don't miss practice unless you have an excuse. You must maintain a "C" average to be eligible. No failing grades. Discipline pr ...

    - 2010/01/19 - 10:41pm - 29 comments

  2. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 3

    Chapter 3 Gina Lenetti and I sat quietly in Coach Martin's office. I had no idea what our fate was going to be. "Imagine my surprise when I was told to come to the principal's office to pick up a couple of my players," she said as she ...

    - 2010/01/21 - 2:36am - 11 comments

  3. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 4

    Chapter 4 "OK ladies, take a knee," were the words I'd been waiting for after running what seemed like an endless number of sprints at the end of practice. I was out of breath, but tried not to let it show. "Big game tomorrow," Co ...

    - 2011/01/20 - 10:05am - 17 comments

  4. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 5

    Chapter 5 "Slow down, you don't have a train to catch," mom said as I gulped down my juice and shoved down a couple of pop tarts. "Actually, mom, I do," I said with my mouth full. "Jessi's mom will be here any minute. We ...

    - 2010/01/23 - 12:57am - 20 comments

  5. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 6

    Chapter 6 I pulled a sweatshirt over my T-shirt and a pair of sweats over my spandex shorts, it was a bit cool outside. Jessi told me the clothes I wear for practice and a pair of socks would be fine for ballet class. I was a bit tired. We stayed at the p ...

    - 2010/01/23 - 7:21pm - 12 comments

  6. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 7

    Chapter 7 "Ladies, wear the skirts to practice, Coach Martin." That was the sign that greeted us on the door of the auxiliary gym. "Hey coach, what gives?" Emily Crue asked coach before we went to get dressed. "CNN is here to film ...

    - 2010/01/24 - 6:13pm - 16 comments

  7. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 8

    Chapter 8 We stopped by the school to get our permission slips to be out for most of the day. "Parade starts at 3:30, you need to be at the old bank parking lot at 2:45 for lineup," said Mrs. Baker, the school secretary. "We'll be ther ...

    - 2010/01/26 - 12:27am - 18 comments

  8. Switching Playing Fields, Chapter 9

    Chapter 9 It was a conversation I wasn't supposed to hear, wished I didn't hear. Serves me right for arriving at a team meeting early. "It's Lucas' fault!" I heard Coach Parker say in Coach Martin's office. "If he h ...

    - 2010/11/21 - 8:22am - 23 comments

  9. On the Flip Side

    On the Flip Side by Torey Author's note: On the Flip Side is the sequel to Switching Playing Fields. Chapter 1 I looked down the lane at the vault. I can't believe I'm actually going to try this. It was a dare. Jessi dared me. I took off ru ...

    - 2010/01/31 - 12:27am - 13 comments

  10. On the Flip Side, Chapter 2

    Chapter 2 I hadn't been to "the barn" since I was about 8-years-old. "The barn" was what Aunt Paige called the building where she taught gymnastics, cheerleading and tumbling. She talked Mom into letting me take class when I was i ...

    - 2010/11/21 - 9:03am - 13 comments

  11. On the Flip Side, Chapter 3

    Chapter 3 "Okay Lacy, 10 more crunches!" I swear Gina Lenetti missed her calling. Did I mention she should have been a drill sergeant? She pushed us at field hockey practice. Now she's pushing us in P.E. "Push ups next, you know what y ...

    - 2010/02/02 - 12:02am - 12 comments

  12. On the Flip Side, Chapter 4

    Chapter 4 "But I don't want to quit!" I yelled at Mom as she tended to my fat lip and black eye. "I was afraid this was going to happen," she said to Coach Mills outside of the principal's office. "Lucas, you should have ...

    - 2010/11/21 - 9:38am - 14 comments

  13. On the Flip Side, Chapter 6

    Chapter 6 "You know your father didn't mean it," my stepmother said as I sat on the swing on their porch. "He meant every word, Marie!" I said. "You have to see things from his perspective, Luke," she said. "You don ...

    - 2010/11/21 - 10:01am - 25 comments

  14. On the Flip Side, Chapter 7

    Chapter 7 "What in the world could it be?" Mom said as I opened the package Maria sent me. I honestly had no idea. It came as a complete surprise. "Books!" I said. It also included a note. "These were mine when I was your age. Kat ...

    - 2010/02/19 - 12:18am - 29 comments

  15. On the Flip Side, Chapter 8

    On the Flip Side, Chapter 8 Kacey winced in pain. She was in tears as we all ran to her side. "It appears to be a fracture," Coach Mills said as brought some ice to put on her ankle. "What are we going to do, we've got the regional mee ...

    - 2010/05/10 - 10:18pm - 11 comments

  16. My Summer with Meg: Age of Discovery, Chapter 1

    My Summer with Meg: The Age of Discovery Chapter 1 I always looked forward to spending two weeks each summer with my grandmother at her home by the Elk River. ...

    - 2013/01/27 - 9:26pm - 7 comments

  17. My Summer with Meg: Age of Discovery, Chapter 2

    Chapter 2 My grandmother never needed an alarm clock to get me or Jack out of bed. ...

    - 2013/01/27 - 9:35pm - 8 comments

  18. My Summer with Meg: Age of Discovery, Chapter 3

    I pushed the wheelbarrow filled with dirt over to my grandmother's flower garden. ...

    - 2013/01/27 - 9:49pm - 12 comments

  19. My Summer with Meg: Age of Discovery, Chapter 4

    Rainy days have a way of breaking up the routine at my grandmother's house on the river. Jack and I were never much help around the house. It was usually a day we'd spend video gaming. ...

    - 2013/01/27 - 10:51pm - 10 comments

  20. Finding Hope

    The airplane ride, the trip through the countryside seemed to take forever. The young boy in the back seat of the car felt somewhat like a criminal as he traveled with the social worker who knew all too well. He was small for 12, and looked a little malno ...

    - 2011/01/28 - 3:44pm - 3 comments

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