Author Description

Superior Challenge B short stories! From historical fiction to science fiction, you'll find great reading in this anthology. Enjoy these short stories by 8th & 9th grade students from across the country. The Challenge B students featured in this book completed an author coaching course offered by award-winning author Cheryl Krichbaum then entered her contest. Writing a well-written short story complete with literary devices is an achievement, and these students wrote well. The stories included here are not just any stories. Mrs. Krichbaum did not accept all that was submitted to her. The stories published in this anthology are well-written for the authors' age level. Some of these authors wrote better than most adults! White As Snow by Adalyn Pope Clues to Normal by AG Kelley Perfect Contrariety by Andrew Hogan Clueless by Arianna Policarpio Cornerstone by Callie Janssen Capture by Moonlight by Christopher Swygard The Lion and the Lamb by Ciera Moraine Finding Hope in the Ashes by Daniel Benyamin The Eagle’s Resolve by Declan McNew Missing in Dark Depths by Deric Garland Trapped by Drew Legere Knight to B4 by Ezekiel Chamberlain Trials in the Isles by Frankie DiMaio The Hiking Club by Gemma Lespreance Reflections by Hannah Classen Where the Shadows Fall by Hayden A Christian Endeavor by Ian Kotronis The Flourishing Forest by Isabella Shiley The Road to Success by Jacob Russell Home Again by Jocelyn Down to Earth by Karole Lynn The Courage of a Soldier by Kristin Roberts Mysteries of Winchester, Pennsylvania by Lauren Hernandez The Hike by Lucie Woiteshek Written in Stone by Madelyn Broach Best Pet by Mia Moraine A Tern of Events by Moriah Tipple Unexpected Turns by Nathaniel Timari Born of Fire by Olivia Manga The Reason I Hate Cats by Oludare Aladejebi One Wish, Big Adventure by Schira Matthews The Abnormal Blue Book Day by Shannan Homer The Plant That Grew Down by Tatum Swearengin The Hidden Football Star by Trey Castilla The Great Chase by Tyler