• Chapter 4 "The Person I Most Admire Is"

    Dodie was sitting in her bedroom on her bed, trying to do her homework, but she was finding she was having a harder and harder time even getting started. Essay homework was never her strong suit, and...

  • Chapter 3 "The Favorite"

    Palmer was sitting on the grass, watching nearby students practicing Tennis, while she ate a package of Graham Crackers. She couldn't stop thinking about her father, which a school therapist had told...

  • Chapter 2 "Horse Play"

    Palmer stretched, exhaling, as Arthur handed her her headband. She took it and put it on, then thanked him. "No thanks necessary," Arthur said, shoving his hands into his coat pockets, his black curly...