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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Gold Matthew Boyle “…there’s only one rule, and it’s not a hard one to follow.” Ellie nodded, smoothing out her scrubs. She looked past Mr. Fletcher, at the dark, filthy...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Silver Mark Neyrinck Plants, logs, and even trees whose roots gripped masses of earth raced each other down the brown, soil-laden river. The forest throbbed in the bright,...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Bronze Clarissa Pattern “Do you think Mr. Grece is really a necomanner, Avice?” My little sister’s hand felt a little more sweaty, a little harder to hold onto, in my grip....
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Gold Meredith Bateman First in time. Davis Nichols woke to the branch he needed to trim scratching his window, just as the sun brought grey to the horizon. He got himself...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Silver Brian Behr Valentine I was greeted with smiles, jeers and whistles as I walked through the large room full of desks. All city precincts are alike—attitude and...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Bronze Erin McDougall “What do you mean, ‘He’s not there’?!” The screechiness in my mother’s voice rose to such a painful pitch, I had to hold the phone away from my ear....
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Gold Robert Walton Hector? Yes, Marsha. It’s hot. Yes, Marsha. It’s beastly hot! Yes, Marsha. We could skip the next stop, Crazy-something-or-other. Crazy Horse. Whatever. He...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Silver Valerie Lunt The cement was cold beneath her hands. A common block wall—or so it appeared. Jeanie knew better. Even her recon team with their most advanced scans could...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Bronze Christina De La Rocha I walk in. Usually they frown and dismiss me and I close the door and set my sights on the next one. Because you try surviving on a pension …...
View ArticleThe Error in Desire
Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Bronze R.J. Snowberger “But, Mommy, I want to stay with you.” Grace tried not to look too closely at her daughter’s sad, imploring face. She knew that one peek at Maddie’s...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Gold Erin McDougall That ‘Everything’ bagel was a mistake. I could smell my own breath—the distinctive waft of garlic and onions—as it crystallized, mid-sigh, in frigid,...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Silver R.J. Snowberger The five of us sat, ignoring each other. We didn’t know why we were there. The will had already been read, the inheritance dispersed. There was nothing...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Bronze Meredith Lindgren It was the fourth day, three after Sadie reported George missing, that the note came in the mail. Talking to his memory helped her to feel sane...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Gold Gail A. Webber “There you are. Rise and shine, malyshka.” Gwen heard the deep male voice close to her. Little girl in Russian? My Kyril. The sudden nausea separated her...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Silver Erin McDougall “Very good, Monsieur Savant. I can tell you’ve worked hard on your irregular verbs.” As I mark the current question correct, I note with pride the neat...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Bronze Anila Syed “They used to put us to sleep for this you know!” the man says, jovially. Elin does not like him. His breath smells of fish and his eyes look scared. She …...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Gold Jill Spencer “I don’t know,” Momma says. She has just gotten home from work and is busy cooking dinner. Bread from a tube and something noodly with tomatoes and ground...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Silver Zachary Turner Future Me will be fine with this, I’m sure. There I was, perusing Indeed.com while my élèves ate chips and scrolled on their phones—swipe right for yes,...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Bronze Josh Flores Abuelito Tzoc was a quiet but imposing man. His short stocky body declared his Mayan ancestry. But it was his deep-set black eyes carved into...
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Three Cheers and a Tiger ~ Gold Michelle LaValley & Jon Meaders Alex Kessler darted through the main lobby doors of the place she worked and was greeted with a crisp female voice. “Welcome to the...
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