Sticks & Stones
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Nory picked it off the floor, repacked it, and flung it at Pepper.
Elliott beamed.
Pepper dumped snow down the back of Nory’s shirt.
Bax combined several snowballs into one giant one and wound his arm in circles, like a baseball player. He seemed to be aiming carefully. Nory stood on her tiptoes in order to follow his gaze.
Bax’s snowball arced high and true and hit Lacey Clench with an icy thwunk. Lacey squealed and jumped to her feet, brushing snow from her shirt.
“Bax!” Nory cried, delighted.
“What? You think I did that on purpose?” he said.
Nory’s smile wavered. “You didn’t?”
“Are you kidding? I would never. My arm did it. My arm is out of control!”
Bax threw his next one at Coach, who bellowed and pelted another right back at Bax.
Nory soaked it in.
The Upside-Down Magic class was here to stay. She and her friends would continue figuring out their magic. Sometimes they’d succeed and sometimes they’d mess up. Sometimes, unfortunately, they’d do interpretive dance.
She couldn’t wait to see what the future would bring.
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SARAH MLYNOWSKI is the author of many books for tweens, teens, and adults, including the New York Times bestselling Whatever After series, the Magic in Manhattan series, and Gimme a Call. She would like to be a Flicker so she could make the mess in her room invisible. Visit her online at www.sarahm.com.
LAUREN MYRACLE is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for young readers, including The Winnie Years (which begins with Ten), the Flower Power series (which begins with Luv Ya Bunches), and the Life of Ty series. She would like to be a Fuzzy so she could talk to unicorns and feed them berries. You can find Lauren online at www.laurenmyracle.com.
EMILY JENKINS is the author of many chapter books, including the Toys trilogy (which begins with Toys Go Out) and the Invisible Inkling series. Her picture books include Lemonade in Winter, Toys Meet Snow, and The Fun Book of Scary Stuff. She would like to be a Flare and work as a pastry chef. Visit Emily at www.emilyjenkins.com.
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