Ryan and the Skateboarding Chimp

By Rose Roberts

Ryan desperately wants a skateboard. He already has rollerblades, which was a big craze, but now it seems, everyone has moved up to skateboarding. Everyone except Ryan that is. To make matters worse, his parents in their infinite wisdom, have decided that if he wants one badly enough, he'll just have to work for it. What a concept! None of his friends had to do that.
This may take some time. complicating matters, although not for the worse, is uncle Carl. Looks like he is going to take that job abroad after all. He needs someone to take care of Spankie, his chimpanzee. Does Ryan want the job? You bet he does! But what about the skateboarding competition? How is he going to manage to fit everything together? Eventually though, when the dust finally settles, and in spite of all the ups and down, everyone comes off a winner.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 29, 2014
• ISBN: 9781503528482

Rose Roberts

Rose Roberts likes molding young minds positively through entertaining stories. Not only serves to enhance their enjoyment, but it helps them to use their imagination.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 01/29/2015

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Ryan and the Skateboarding Chimp

Today, my friends Andrew and Brandon asked me to meet them at Andrews place after school. You see, they want to go riding their skateboards, but I really don’t want to go. I feel very left out because I don’t have one. I want one so much I think about it all the time. I think about it when I’m at school, eating dinner or doing my homework. I even dream about it!

I’ve been asking my parents to buy me one for a very long time but I always get the same answer. They say, What do you want with a skateboard? You already have roller blades. You’ll only hurt yourself with a skateboard.

I’ve had those roller blades since I was seven years old and now I’m ten. Not only are they too small for me, but they’re also totally outdated. My mom is always worried about my sister Lisa and me hurting ourselves although she’s 14 years old. She says, ‘Ryan be careful! Don’t roller blade too fast! Don’t ride your bike too fast! Look where you’re going! You’re going to hurt yourself!’ I know she loves me and doesn’t want me to get hurt, but