A pre-teen watches her brother while her mother sleeps off the effects of the night before. However, the teenager is more interested in talking with a friend and ignores her brother as he chases a ball that rolls into the street.
We thought we were so grown up, sitting on the porch on a warm summer day. Our conversation was of utmost importance--at the time--although, now I cannot seem to remember the topic that kept us so captivated that afternoon. We were probably talking about boys in the gossipy way that thriteen year-old girls have. Jill had just kissed Keith behind the shed at the back of the parking lot at the school, and Hayley was no longer talking to herbecause she secretly like Keith, although Jill did not know that. Whatever our conversation was about, we did not want Bethany's little brother interrupting us. So when he came running down the driveway bouncing his blue ball, we quickly decided to ignore him. Teenagers cannot be bothered by six year-olds...
Ammy Achenbach is a novelist of children’s and young adult books. She co-wrote her first novel, A Few of the Many Adventures of Oliver Toliver, with her father, Don Achenbach. She has an MA in English Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing, and she is currently...
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