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Benny’s friend Ray come up with his craziest invention idea yet: a machine that grants wishes. But when Benny realizes he has some wishes that need granting, he starts to wonder if it might just work. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.
Matt de la Peña
Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, and seven critically acclaimed young-adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the US.
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Guys Read - Matt de la Peña
GUYS READ
Believing in Brooklyn
Matt de la Peña
A Short Story from
Guys Read: Thriller
Edited and with an Introduction by Jon Scieszka
With Illustration by Brett Helquist
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Believing in Brooklyn by Matt de la Peña
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Believing in Brooklyn
by Matt de la Peña
Image Missing"Or what if there was a wish machine on your wall?" Ray said, snatching the bag of generic-brand chips off Benny’s mattress and pushing a grubby hand inside.
Benny frowned at his friend. What are you talking about, ‘a wish machine’?
Like, imagine that rig was built right into the house, B. And only kids knew how to use it. Be sick, right?
Benny rolled his eyes and shrugged. He was over the stupid invention game Ray always wanted to play. What was the point? It wasn’t like any of Ray’s schizo ideas could actually come true.
A wish machine . . .
In somebody’s wall . . .
No wonder the guy was barely passing seventh grade.
Ray wasn’t done, though. Wouldn’t even have buttons, man. You’d just walk up to it and—
Dude, could we talk about something else?
Benny interrupted.
I’m saying, though,
Ray said. You’d just walk up to it and whatever you thought in your head would come sliding out the slot. Like a Coke machine. Only nobody would think Coke, man, ’cause that’s lame compared to other things you could think up.
Benny waved Ray off and snatched back the bag of chips. He poured the last few salty crumbs onto his tongue and swallowed. Good luck with that,
he said, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. I guess you still put cookies out for Santa, too, right?
They were both sort of laughing now, Benny play-punching Ray in the ribs and Ray fending him off.
Soon they were talking about Ray’s other favorite subject.