He’s back, and even more average than ever! Average Boy answers random questions asked by YOU, the readers. My friends are coming over for lunch later this week. They are younger than me, and I don’t know what games to play with them. Do you have any ideas? Brit Hey Brit, I can …
I signed up for a hockey team. To be honest, I read the sheet wrong at first. I thought I was signing up for a “Hokey Team.” I couldn’t wait to show my new teammates how good I was at putting my right leg in and shaking it all about! However, it turned out to …
Mrs. Dodd hired me to clean out her garage. I was excited about earning some extra money to buy Christmas gifts. That is, until I saw what I signed up for. They must have built her garage on top of an old junkyard, because evidently the workers just put up walls without removing all the …
My morning started off like normal. “Chun ah hev slum lereal?” I said, walking into the kitchen. “Why are you talking funny?” Mom said. “No leason.” I looked away. “Do you have a sore tooth?” I paused. “Les.” “That’s it. We’re TAKING YOU TO THE DENTIST.” (Mom didn’t really shout, but I know I heard …
Orange is the most popular color this fall. At least, I hope it is. That’s the color of my desk, chair, hair and half of my clothes. I really like my new art class. Mrs. Mache (no, her first name isn’t Papier) plays this game where she shouts out random words. Then she points to …
Kyler glared at me from across the roller rink. Several skaters flew between us, no doubt knowing what was about to happen. No turning back now. The race was on. Sure, he’d beaten me in the past, but today was a new day. “Ready,” Kyler said. “Set…” I leaned into position. “Go!” We both started …
Several readers asked about my skunk-at-school story. Well, here goes . . . Our school made a rule that no student could enter the building before 7:45 a.m. I felt bad for my teacher. I’d been getting there around 7:30 a.m. so we’d have time to chat. We played this game where I talked, and …
I went on my first missions trip! In fact, Tracy Lungbird, the most beautiful girl at my church, helped convince me that I should go. I remember her exact words: “You’re not going, are you?” This sounds negative, but I had read that girls pretend not to like you if they really do like you! …
My mom and I each grabbed a shopping cart and headed in different directions. “This time only get what’s on the list,” she said. “I’m picking school supplies, Mom,” I said. “Of course I’ll only get what’s on the list.” I headed to the toy aisle. First on the list was a calculator, so I …
We were eating dinner when my dad announced we’d be working at a “food bank” this weekend. I was excited! I had several things on my plate I planned to deposit. “You can put this broccoli into a 30-year account that doesn’t draw interest,” I said, “because broccoli doesn’t draw any interest from anyone.” My …
