I Know How to Snowboard Kevin asked Michelle on a date. He wanted to go snowboarding. “I love snowboarding!” said Michelle. This was a lie. She had never been snowboarding. She wanted to impress Kevin. “That’s great!” said Kevin. “Then we can go to the …
The Ugly Sister Lisa grew up in a huge family. She had six older sisters. All of them were very beautiful. This made Lisa feel very bad. She knew she looked nothing like them. Lisa had even heard people say she was the ugly …
Big Hair Dorothy had very curly hair. She hated it. “It’s too big,” she always complained. Dorothy wanted to be an actress. All the actresses she knew had straight hair. It always looked perfect and smooth. Every morning, Dorothy was up at 5:00 a.m. She …
Sweaters from Grandma Steven loved almost everything about his grandma. There was only one thing he hated. She always knitted sweaters for him. Steven understood that she did it to be nice. However, all the sweaters were very ugly. Steven visited her once a week. She …
Meeting the Guys Jason made a new friend. His name is Daniel. Daniel only has one arm. He lost it in a car accident as a child. Jason really enjoyed Daniel’s company. He invited Daniel out with some other friends. Jason was sure the …
John Loves to Read Books Reading a book is fun. Books make you smarter. They also make you a better reader. John loves to read books. He reads books on sunny days. He reads books on cloudy days, and he reads books on …
Making Scrambled Eggs She woke up one morning and felt hungry. She did not eat anything last night. She got out of bed, and walked into her kitchen. The kitchen was clean. She thought about what to eat for breakfast. She opened her refrigerator and took …
Making a Sandwich His stomach was growling. He had not eaten in five hours. He was starving. He went to his kitchen. He took out a loaf of bread. The bread was made from wheat. It was his favorite bread to eat. He grabbed two …
Jim Walks Nancy Home from School Jim and his sister were walking home from school. “How was school?” Jim asked. “It was nice,” said Jim’s sister. Her name was Nancy. Nancy was seven. She had black hair. Her hair was short and straight. She also had braces. Jim …
Jim Picks Up His Little Sister It was a cloudy day. It looked like it was going to rain. Jim put on his raincoat and rain boots. He grabbed his umbrella and left his house. He had to walk to an …