Cay and the Homework Chase Cay lived in a house on the Moon with his mom and dad and rocket-dog Squiddie. He went to elementary school every day, but he could not walk there. His school was on Earth. It was Monday and Cay was very tired. He had been playing moon-golf with his friends…
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My Terrible, Horrible, Heroic Summer
My Terrible, Horrible, Heroic Summer I dreaded going back to school. I dreaded seeing the breathless looks of admiration and hearing the praise from teachers and students. For the last month I had endured the fame when all I felt inside was agony. Finally though, the day came, and I went. “There he is!” I…
Bumbles in Time #6: The End of the Bumble
Previous Story Synopsis: Felix is on a time-traveling field trip in ancient Guatemala when he meets a Mayan girl named Ixchel. Ixchel accidentally pushes Felix’s Emergency Evacuation button, but instead of going back to Felix’s school, they find themselves in Morocco in 1911. They escape from Berber warriors and travel to 15th century Indonesia. After…
Bumbles in Time #5: The Hawai’i Conspiracy
Previous Story Synopsis: Felix is on a time-traveling field trip in ancient Guatemala when he meets a Mayan girl named Ixchel. Ixchel accidentally pushes Felix’s Emergency Evacuation button, but instead of going back to Felix’s school, they find themselves in Morocco in 1911. They escape from Berber warriors and travel to 15th century Indonesia. After…
Bumbles in Time #4: The Quebec Catastrophe
Previous Story Synopsis: Felix is on a time-traveling field trip in ancient Guatemala when he meets a Mayan girl named Ixchel. Ixchel accidentally pushes Felix’s Emergency Evacuation button, but instead of going back to Felix’s school, they find themselves in Morocco in 1911. They escape from Berber warriors and push the Emergency Evacuation button again…
Bumbles in Time #3: The Malacca Meander
Previous Story Synopsis: Felix is on a time-traveling field trip in ancient Guatemala when he meets a Mayan girl named Ixchel. Ixchel accidentally pushes Felix’s Emergency Evacuation button, but instead of going back to Felix’s school, they find themselves in Morocco in 1911. There they are captured by Berber warriors and brought to their camp….
Bumbles in Time #2: The Berber Danger
Previous Story Synopsis: Felix is on a time-traveling field trip to the Mayan town of Ixkun in 790AD. He sees a girl dancing, who grabs him and wants to know how much he saw. She sees the armband that he is uses as a translator and starts looking at it. She accidentally hits the Emergency…
Bumbles in Time #1: The Mayan Girl
Bumbles in Time: The Mayan Girl Felix hated Thursdays because Thursdays were time-travel days. Every Thursday after lunch, the 4th graders at Rina Patel Elementary School walked to the locker rooms of the History Room and changed into their history clothes. The four students in Felix’s group lined up while their teacher, Mr. Summers, handed…
Christmas in the Dark
Merry Christmas, everyone, from the Green-Walled Treehouse, even if it is a few days late. Such is life in 2020. But, despite unusual circumstances, it is still Christmas and the meaning of Christmas remains the same. Christmas in the Dark It was never silent in the cave, but it was always night. Caleb lay in…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 