Ellie Anders: The Impossible School Project

By Craig Kunce

Ellie Anders has a good life. She has wonderful parents, a furry dog named Sam, and a pretty-okay little brother. She plays tennis, eats pizza, and swaps toys and games with her best friend Lex. But a new school project is threatening to disrupt it all. Her free-spirited teacher, Miss Parker, has assigned

• Language: English
• Publisher: Windhill Books LLC
• Release date: Dec 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781944734565

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Published in December, 2017

by Windhill Books LLC, Onalaska, WI 54650

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ISBN 978-1-944734-56-5

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017914937

Print version printed in the USA

1

Distracted Tennis

A bright yellow tennis ball bounced past Ellie’s new pink and white shoes. She was deep in thought and had forgotten to swing.

Ellie. Ellie. Ellieeee? Lex said. He folded his arms and tapped his foot.

Oh, sorry, Ellie said.

Lex hit a second tennis ball. It bounced past Ellie again. You know, this works better if you hit it back to me, he said with a smirk.

Lex hit a third ball. Just as it bounced in front of her Lex yelled, Ellie, swing!

A startled Ellie swung without thinking. She swung hard, and her racket smacked the ball. Bonk! The tennis ball shot back toward Lex like a yellow rocket. Lex’s eyes widened, then closed as he ducked his head. He heard the ball zip past only a few inches over his head. A burst of air parted his messy hair.

He waited a few seconds and opened his eyes. Ellie stood looking at him with her mouth open. They both turned to look behind Lex. The tennis ball was embedded into the links in the tall green fence.

Oh, my! I’m so sorry, Lex, Ellie said. Are you okay?

Uh . . . I think so. Ellie . . . is there something on your mind? Lex asked.

Sorry, I guess I’m thinking about something for school.

It must be serious. You almost gave me a haircut! What’s wrong? he asked, walking closer to the net.

I’m thinking about Miss Parker’s new assignment. I have to give a presentation. She wants us to talk about the most important person in our life, she explained.

They gathered their things and started walking home. They kicked at the fallen leaves scattered on the sidewalk.

Sounds like fun to me, Lex said. Who are you going to talk about?

"That’s the trouble. I can’t decide. I’m sure it will be my mom or dad. They are the most important