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In the Lion's Den
In the Lion's Den In the Lion's Den Chapter 1 The Den My stomach is turning somersaults, and laughter and nervous whispers fill the...
Chapter 4 A Bitter Struggle
Chapter 4 A Bitter Struggle Chapter 4 A Bitter Struggle Smoke wreathed about Eagle Feather's head as he related his people's long...
Journey to Mars
Journey to Mars Journey to Mars Chapter 1 - Ant's surprise Max, Cat and Tiger were waiting for Ant in the lobby of the Greenville...
Chapter 5 The First Voyage to America
Chapter 5 The First Voyage to America Chapter 5 The First Voyage to America "Nobody knew who was right about the distances," Karen...
Chapter 6 Second and Third Voyages
Chapter 6 Second and Third Voyages Chapter 6 Second and Third Voyages "In September 1493," Karen continued, "Columbus sailed from...
Chapter 7 The Fourth and Final Voyage
Chapter 7 The Fourth and Final Voyage Chapter 7 The Fourth and Final Voyage "Believe it or not," Karen said, "he got King Ferdinand...
Chapter 8 A Successful Report
Chapter 8 A Successful Report Chapter 8 A Successful Report A few days later, Karen gave her report to the class. At the end, Karen...
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Headlights beamed through my bedroom window, alerting me that Dad was home, and I hadn't set the table for dinner....
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Chapter 1 Karen Gets an Assignment Karen Palmer looked like a human thundercloud as she...
Chapter 2 Learning About Columbus's Early Life
Chapter 2 Learning About Columbus's Early Life Chapter 2 Learning About Columbus's Early Life "Start at the beginning," Karen said...
Chapter 3 Unlearning a Couple of Things
Chapter 3 Unlearning a Couple of Things Chapter 3 Unlearning a Couple of Things After three days of research and notetaking, Karen...
Chapter 4 A New Route to the Indies
Chapter 4 A New Route to the Indies Chapter 4 A New Route to the Indies "Okay,"Karen said, "now we're getting to the interesting part."...
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The class erupted into complete mayhem as everyone tried to exit at the same time through the single door at the...
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Chapter 5 A couple of boys made snide comments when I entered the room, but Lori snapped back at them immediately. I sat...
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Chapter 6 I stepped off the school bus and carefully walked the block to our house. I'd slipped and fallen the day before...
Act 3
Act 3 Act 3 Scene 1 Narrator: That afternoon after school, Kyle and Alicia sat outside in the shade of a tree, discussing the bake...