Catalogue Page for Stories with a Reading Time of 05 - 10 mins
Trickery
A spooky story set in Connemara, Ireland, about a very scary visit to the house of Grandmother’s neighbour.
By Aisling Noonan
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Ghost Story, Halloween, Irish, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsCatch a Thief!
Joel is in a quandary when he suspects his teacher of illegally buying national treasures for smuggling out of the country.
By Julia Archer
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsThe Tortoise on the Fence Post
A coming of age story where a boy learns that hanging out with the ‘cool’ kids isn’t always the ‘cool’ thing to do.
By Steven L. Miller
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Tortoise Reading time: 05 - 10 minsDJ Izzy Bee Finds Her New Groove
A six-year-old DJ named Isabella has a talent for mixing music as magical as her Afro puffs. There is a big dance happening to celebrate back-to-school and Isabella has to find the perfect song, but can she find it in time?
By Simone Stephens
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 mins
One for the Griffins
After the death of his father in an automobile crash, Cam struggles to play baseball, a game he and his father loved. He looks to a battered baseball card of his father’s for inspiration, but it is a retired groundskeeper who helps him rekindle his joy in the game.
By Terese Martin
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsStorm: A Puppy’s Journey of Hope
Hurricanes cause awful damage. This story is about a puppy’s experiences during Puerto Rico’s recent catastrophe.
By Kathleen Gemmell
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original, True Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsThe Three Little Pigs Retold
We’ve always been told that the three little pigs were boys, but what if one was a girl?
By Julia Archer
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fairy Tale, Original Animals: Pig Reading time: 05 - 10 minsStalking Wolf
A Native American boy wants desperately to become a man and to join the warriors of his tribe.
By Michael Barrett
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: American Indian, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 minsMeeting the Aliens
The Earth is in danger, and aliens come from another planet with an important warning.
By Simon Tilley
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe Money Pouch
What will Amish and Suhas do with a small money pouch they find on their way home from the makeshift football field?
By Steve Heron
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Indian, Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 minsTrip to Ancient Egypt
Barnyard friends go on an adventure in Egypt and get more than they bargain for at The Great Pyramid of Hoodoo.