Kidlit Stories

Boy + SAD + some funky lightning = one fried school bus and one super-strong middle schooler. Tristan's got the power, but he's also got a worthy adversary: a teacher whose sense of right and wrong got confused in the lightning fiasco. If he doesn't stop her, she'll continue blackmailing him into doing awful things (besides singing in the kids' theater musical.) If he does try to stop her...well, who doesn't like being experimented on by mad scientists?

Work in Progress Jake looks out to the sky one summer day. Above the city, a place of clean and green energy, something falls from the sun. With the help of his friend, Evan, the two boys travel to find the object that fell. Little did Jake know that this person, not object, was about to change his life forever.

Trees are awesome. Here are just a few reasons why

Tristessa sees the darkness in everything, and that pleases her. But everyone around her is unbearably cheerful. When a mysterious, drippy being starts showing up everywhere, Tristessa knows she has found a friend who understands her. "Rain Puddle Man" is one of 15 stories in the collection THINGS FROM OTHER WORLDS, by award-winning author Anne E. Johnson.

Night after night, the stories draw him in. Heroes. Forests. Dragons. Wonder. Soon he begins writing his own adventures-discovering a voice he never knew he had. But the real story is waiting in the final, sealed pages of the old book... pages that reveal a message from the past and a legacy he is only beginning to understand.

With his sheets, chains and pet spider, Jingo likes to look the part of the classic ghost. So when someone puts their red knickers in with Jingo's favourite white haunting sheets, Jingo is devastated. Feeling hurt and unloved, he decides to run away to join the local Carnival. But what Jingo has in spooking skills he lacks in street smarts, and he soon finds himself in trouble... Sheets and Ladders is the second book in the Chatswood Spooks series. Aimed at readers from Grade 2-4, each story (when purchased from online vendors) is illustrated with detailed line drawings and is bursting with silliness.

📖 Melody's Malindi Christmas Adventure - Part One: Seven Days of Magic Written by Jillian Stellar Genre: African Children's Adventure | Ages 4-10 This Christmas, five-year-old Melody leaves behind cartoons and city streets for a magical seaside holiday with her Kenyan grandparents in the coastal town of Malindi. What begins as a simple visit becomes a week full of "firsts"-from her first glimpse of the sparkling Indian Ocean to snorkeling with rainbow fish, exploring ancient ruins, and chasing butterflies under the sun. Each day brings new wonder: 🌊 Day 1: Melody sees the ocean for the very first time-endless, blue, and more magical than in any cartoon. 🦅 Day 2: Birds, butterflies, and proud Swahili history greet her at local museums and landmarks. 🏜️ Day 3: Sand dunes, river songs, and wild laughter fill the golden afternoon. 🎨 Day 4: Earth's canyon colors and a floating boardwalk through magical mangroves. 🐠 Day 5: Melody braves her first boat ride and dives into an underwater world of coral and sea creatures. 👣 Day 6: A peaceful beach day with family, seashells, and soft ocean waves. 🛍️ Day 7: The final day is for shopping in vibrant markets, getting her own handmade dera, and relaxing by the pool with fresh fruit and stories from Grandma and Grandpa. Surrounded by love, laughter, and the rich culture of the Kenyan coast, Melody discovers more than beauty-she finds courage, connection, and the joy of being truly present. A proudly African children's story celebrating family, culture, and the magic of first adventures.

2021 and 2022 Editor's Picks Cover by : @Guinealove2005 Matthew, an orphaned safe-cracking wiz of a boy, is being held prisoner in an old folk's home where he is forced to counterfeit money. However, on a stormy night, Matthew is rescued by a crime-fighting troupe of child chimney sweeps and is swept away to the big city of Spring Heights to live on a half-sunken boat. In the city, Matthew is introduced to other orphaned children who live on the streets, cleans chimneys with his new family, flees for his life across rooftops, rescues other children and tries to find out the whereabouts of a mean woman connected to his incarceration at the old folk's home. He also races carts down a hill, a popular pastime of the street children of Spring Heights, where not dying or getting injured is a good outcome. ***Official Wattpad Reading Lists featured in: Superhero -- February reading list Adventure -- Middle-grade reading list Undiscovered Stories -- Thrill Seekers reading list Wattpad Urban -- Urban Fantasy reading list Children's Fiction -- Age 10 - 12 English Crime -- Kicking Ass &Taking Names Fantasy -- Middle Grade and Children's Fantasy Fantasy -- Featured Fantasy Stories Action -- Adventure in Action General Fiction -- Live Life While You Can Superhero -- No Power, No Problem

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Welcome to Detective Uno's Emotional Clue Academy, where every reader becomes a detective. Before jumping to conclusions, Detective Uno teaches you to slow down, observe carefully, gather clues, and uncover the story behind every emotion. Alongside Rectifier Ricky Ticky and the Forest of Friends, you'll solve interactive mysteries inspired by real rescue pets, friendship, courage, and kindness. Every case reminds us that every emotion has clues, every clue has a story, and every story is worth understanding.

Meet Uno, the pup who bursts into the Forest of Friends with more confidence than his size can hold. He's loud, playful, and absolutely sure the world revolves around him - and honestly, it kind of does. In this sneak peek, Uno delivers his signature line: "Uno... and you're out!" Get ready for a pup who brings comedy, chaos, and heart to every scene he touches.

This time it's not Rosco who's been making mischief - it's the leprechauns! Rosco and his new friend, Sparks, are marching in the St. Patrick's Day Parade, accompanied by Rosco's owners, brother and sister, James and Mandy. But Mandy thinks the leprechauns have jinxed her with bad luck, so when Sparks goes missing, what will it take for Rosco and the kids to find him? And will Mandy be able to restore her good luck, or will the leprechauns ruin her St. Patrick's Day? Find out in this heartwarming, family adventure, complete with charming illustrations within the book. It's the 4th book in the Rosco the Rascal series and the perfect addition to your child's March reading list. This is the first three chapters of the book. Because this book (and three other full books listed here) is available in Kindle Unlimited, it cannot be published in full on Wattpad. Available for purchase in ebook & paperback here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1543135412 This book and the other first four books all have quizzes on the Renaissance Accelerated Reader database ranging from 3.8-4.4

Ever wondered how the Tooth Fairy can afford all the teeth she buys? I've got a few ideas...

At night, the scissors could be heard... schwp schwp. Nobody can explain the miraculous recoveries undergone by three soldiers after a brutal battle. Not the surgeons, not the nurses, and especially not the soldiers whose lips and hands will allow them to neither speak nor write. The only clue is three neat stitches tied by a knot.

Ever wondered what Santa's reindeer get up to the other 11 months of the year? Find out here...

A wallet, a thief, and a brilliant plan--what could possibly go wrong? At least that's what Stella thinks--until she and Pin Pin get caught with the goods, that is, and all heaven, hell and whatever's-in-between breaks loose, forcing the best friends to hit the road. Tag along as Stella and Pin Pin runaway to midtown Manhattan, all the while battling archrival Teresa Como for the title to SOHO's Annual Food Drive, their ticket to Regis Academy--a posh high school for girls, hidden far, far away in the Catskills. Oh-la-la, for the chance to leave home--for good! Problem is... the road isn't much safer than home, especially when the runaways attract the attention of police, museum officials and--worst of all--Stella's unforgiving father. Also pitted against their extravagant dream is the threat of Pin and her family's deportation, including baby sister, Audrey, who lies at the heart of this quirky coming-of-age novel--STELLA BELLAROSA: Tales of an Aspiring Teenage Superhero, a serious MG with a funny-bone.

a kids story about arrangements and history. a moral tale.