Average Boy goes frog-hunting with his friend.
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He’s back, and even more average than ever! Average Boy answers random questions asked by YOU, the readers. My friends are coming over for lunch later this week. They are younger than me, and I don’t know what games to play with them. Do you have any ideas? Brit Hey Brit, I can …
Orange is the most popular color this fall. At least, I hope it is. That’s the color of my desk, chair, hair and half of my clothes. I really like my new art class. Mrs. Mache (no, her first name isn’t Papier) plays this game where she shouts out random words. Then she points to …
Kyler glared at me from across the roller rink. Several skaters flew between us, no doubt knowing what was about to happen. No turning back now. The race was on. Sure, he’d beaten me in the past, but today was a new day. “Ready,” Kyler said. “Set…” I leaned into position. “Go!” We both started …
Several readers asked about my skunk-at-school story. Well, here goes . . . Our school made a rule that no student could enter the building before 7:45 a.m. I felt bad for my teacher. I’d been getting there around 7:30 a.m. so we’d have time to chat. We played this game where I talked, and …
I went on my first missions trip! In fact, Tracy Lungbird, the most beautiful girl at my church, helped convince me that I should go. I remember her exact words: “You’re not going, are you?” This sounds negative, but I had read that girls pretend not to like you if they really do like you! …
My mom and I each grabbed a shopping cart and headed in different directions. “This time only get what’s on the list,” she said. “I’m picking school supplies, Mom,” I said. “Of course I’ll only get what’s on the list.” I headed to the toy aisle. First on the list was a calculator, so I …
We were eating dinner when my dad announced we’d be working at a “food bank” this weekend. I was excited! I had several things on my plate I planned to deposit. “You can put this broccoli into a 30-year account that doesn’t draw interest,” I said, “because broccoli doesn’t draw any interest from anyone.” My …
Purchase your copy today! Just click on a book cover below. A Light on “The Light” Today I became a radio star! WAKO radio just merged with 88.7, the Light. (I found out “the Light” referred to the fact that the station often played songs featuring lights humming in an office building.) They had …
“Did you do your science project?” my mom asked. “Of course,” I replied. “The one for this year?” she said. “Oh, no. That’s not due until Friday!” I said. “Bob, that’s tomorrow.” “What? I thought today was Tuesday. How did I lose a day?” “I don’t know,” Mom said. “But did you lose your planner? …
I slowly stepped on the bus while balancing 19 cupcakes. When it’s your birthday, you get to bring treats for all your friends in class. And when you have cupcakes, everyone is your friend! Halfway to school, I realized I only had 17 classmates. So I quickly did the math and ate three cupcakes. Then …
I love my dad, and I’m not just saying that because he’s about to do final Christmas shopping. I love him because he knows a lot about everything. Here are his answers to a few questions I asked today: Me: Why is the sky blue? Dad: So you know where to stop mowing. Me: Why …
“We’ve been in the car forever!” I said in an extra whiny voice. “How much longer until we get there?” “Great job waiting till we were almost out of the driveway before asking,” Dad said, laughing. We were going on another famous Smiley spring-break adventure, which is properly named because my family does it in …
We had to join a new gym because . . . uh, well, that’s not important. The important thing is that we found a gym with a good pool, great weights and, most important, a place where no one knows me. Last week, during my first visit, I decided to swim some laps in the …
“Ha, ha. Very funny, Dad!” I said, not laughing. “It wasn’t me,” my dad said as he sat on the couch eating a Butterfinger. “It was the Easter Bunny! Rabbits like vegetables, you know.” My brother looked dejected. Instead of candy in our plastic Easter eggs, we woke up to find raw broccoli and baby …
