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Stories for young minds

Picture books, middle grade, YA, and teen fiction from independent authors writing for the next generation of readers.

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Three Little Pigs with a Happy Ending

By: Rich Linville

The three little pigs each build a house. One builds a house of straw. One builds a house of sticks. One builds a house of bricks. Along comes a wolf. What will happen next?

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The Pied Piper: A Folk Tale to Guess the Meaning

By: Rich Linville
The Pied Piper is a folk tale for you to find the meaning or moral. "I am a player of a magic flute that is also called a pipe. Dressed in multicolored clothing or pied clothing, people call me the Pi...
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Quirky Mice

By: Rich Linville

We are Quirky Mice. We wonder what quirky means? We think it means “odd”. Do you have any quirks?

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Belling the Cat: A Retelling of an Aesop Fable

By: Rich Linville

A retelling of the fable, "Belling the Cat". Try to figure out the moral at the end of the tale. Possible meanings or morals are given.

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Leif Erikson

By: Rich Linville
I am born in Iceland around 970 AD. Leif Erikson is my name. I wonder what I’ll do when I grow up? My father is a Viking who has red hair and a red beard. Maybe that’s why he is called Erik the Re...
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Stone Soup A Folk Tale to Find the Meaning and a Soup Recipe

By: Rich Linville
It’s a cold, windy day. There’s a house. I hope that they can spare some food for a hungry hobo. The story of Stone Soup is a folk tale for you to find the meaning. A recipe for homemade soup is i...
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Guess and Check Science for Kids

By: Rich Linville
A part of science is asking questions, then guessing the answers and checking your answers. It’s okay to guess wrong. You can learn even from a wrong guess. Guess how many water drops fit on a penny...
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Organs of Your Body with Neat Facts

By: Rich Linville

What do you think is the largest organ of your body? Have fun learning about some of the organs of your body along with this quiz for you to guess them.

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My Pet Rattlesnake and How It Happened

By: Rich Linville

Twice upon a time, a long, long, time ago only yesterday, I was riding my horse named “Giddy-Up”. All of a sudden, Giddy-Up stopped. What do you think I saw?

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Clara Barton Angel of the Battlefield

By: Rich Linville
My name is Clarissa Harlowe Barton. Maybe I will have a nickname like “Clara”. When I am 3 years old, I go to school and do well in reading and spelling. In school, I have only one true friend bec...
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Johnny Appleseed and the Apple Life Cycle

By: Rich Linville
It is 1792. I am now grown up and 18 years old. I talk my 11 year-old brother Nathaniel Cooley Chapman into going west with me. Ours is a roaming life, walking in bare feet and wearing raggedy clothes...
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Saint George and the Dragon (Science Fiction and Fantasy for Kids)

By: Rich Linville

Long ago, there was a gigantic mountain with sky‑splitting lightning storms. Deep in the mountain, there was a cave. What was that glowing light?

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