Category: Fiction

unsplash-logoAvi Waxman Outside in front of the school, Luca squinted against the still-bright sun and looked around for his brother, Brennan. Brennan was in the fourth grade, Mr. Pepper’s class. If Luca was lucky, he would not have to wait…

unsplash-logoJeffrey Hamilton Later, back in Miss Penney’s classroom, blissful air conditioning cooled the red-faced students, who were sitting quite still at their desks, listening to Miss Penney read a chapter from Beverly Cleary’s classic, Ramona Quimby, Age 8.  Going from…

unsplash-logoStephen Hateley Later, in P.E., Luca was thinking about this Emma problem, but he should have been listening to Coach Hershey, who was explaining soccer.  It was a September Thursday in the desert where Luca and his family lived. Even…

unsplash-logoPower Lai Meet Luca. Luca Levi. He’s in the second grade. Luca arranges things. What does that mean, you ask? It means he helps people to get what they want.  Luca likes helping people. It comes naturally to him.  He…