Snapping Turtle Tales

By Michelle Rutledge

From the imagination of youth...

Super heroes, fantastic creatures, first loves, pigs, ghosts - they’re all here!

The Snapping Turtle kids have created an array of stories for your reading pleasure. Raw, untamed imagination springs forth from every page. Prepare for adventure, mystery, paranormal, and more.

Prepare for some snapping good tales!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dancing Lemur Press LLC
• Release date: Dec 2, 2014
• ISBN: 9781939844101

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Snapping Turtle Tales

Edited by Michelle Rutledge

DANCING LEMUR PRESS, L.L.C.

Pikeville, North Carolina

www.dancinglemurpress.com

Copyright 2014 by Michelle Rutledge

Published by Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C.

P.O. Box 383, Pikeville, North Carolina, 27863-0383

www.dancinglemurpress.com

ISBN: 9781939844101

LCCN: 2014957659

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in a retrieval system in any form – either mechanically, electronically, photocopy, recording, or other – except for short quotations in printed reviews, without the permission of the publisher.

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This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Cover design by C.R.W.

This collection of stories is dedicated to the writers themselves, as well as other young writers looking for the inspiration and encouragement needed to pursue their dreams with confidence and perseverance.

Table of Contents

Arthur’s Curse by Koby Preskitt

The Funny Face Man by Isabella Lewis

The Rapping Superhero by Jamare Hieke

The Strange Sister School by Stacy Redondo

A Family Again by A’Maya Campbell

Wolf Control by Tristan Reyes-Villa

Not Alone by Alison Meador

Southern Girl by Jennifer Barnes

Where is Alf, the Giraffe? by Haley Newell

Street Ball by Turner Bass

Beary Much Family Drama by Ja’Lynn Pittman

The Life of Max Newman by Michael Shafer

Liv the Pot-Belly Pig and the Christmas Pageant by Isabel Howell

The Search by Steven Oxendale

Star Crossed Songs by Camille Hughes

Reunited in the Wild by Selena Rodriguez

The Lightning Strike that Saved the World by Drey Sean Carter

Loved You Always by Aleyna Marketto

Queen of the Planet Dream by Ionna Preveziotis

The Street Nazi by Keaton Pine

Kat Lands on Her Point Shoes by Katie Stoner

The Run by Cameron Jones

A Cheery Love Life by Nia Lowe

Arthur’s Curse by Koby Preskitt

I didn't know it was going to be like this. He promised me that I would see them again. He promised I would see my family. I never knew I would end up with these horrible visions; visions of my past and visions of things, places, and people I have never seen before. He lied to me, He lied to me. I can’t believe I fell for his trickery. I am only twelve years old, and it feels like my life is ruined.

It all started when my family mysteriously disappeared. I am not for sure where they went, or if they are even alive. All that I know is I miss them desperately. That stupid soothsayer told me he could show me how to see my family again. He said if I went to the labyrinth near the deep forest, I would be able to see them. He didn't tell me how, just that I would. Now here I am, having visions, and I have no idea where my family is. The middle of the labyrinth was supposed to lead me to them, but here I am hurting and still alone, all alone. I was sent to look for my family, but all I saw was a shrine, one with a very large blue gem on it. The gem messed with my head, it made me feel confused and angry. I didn't take it, because I knew something was wrong. Now, here I am, seeing visions and still alone... or so I thought.

All of the sudden, I felt a very sharp pain, one that felt like my head was being stabbed with a knife. Then they were back, the visions. Visions of a baby crying, hopelessly, in need of help. It made me feel bad. I wanted to help him, but it was no use. It was all a vision. All of the sudden, it felt as if something was going to jump out of my chest. That was when I knew. I knew I was different now. I had been cursed with a wraith. I slowly began to understand what was wrong with me. It was that blue light, the one coming from that gem. I knew it was bad, I knew something was wrong. Wraiths are greedy like that, they take over and try to control you, control your thoughts and become you. But for some reason, this time, the wraith couldn't completely control me. He seemed to be jumping in and out of my body.

Then I realized that he was trying to tell me something. He was trying, somehow, to communicate