It was the tenth Halloween of my existence, and it was supposed to be glorious.
    Supposed to be.
    One thing was for sure, I wasn’t supposed to come down with strep throat two days before. And my mother definitely wasn’t supposed to tell me that--
    “I can’t go trick-or-treating?” I wheezed.
    “No, of course not!” Mom set her coffee mug down with a clack. “Honey, you have strep throat. You don’t want to get your friends sick,...

    As Alice stepped off the train, a balmy gust of wind ruffled the skirt of her bathing suit, carrying the aroma of sun and salt. Her younger siblings piled off the train behind her with varying levels of excitement. In the distance, the majestic domes and spires of the Saltair Pavilion rose up from the sparkling blue lake. After checking to make sure everyone was there, Alice’s father led the family down the long path to the resort. The younger...

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1. Graystripe the cat. Graystripe belonged to my older brother, who named him after the character from the Warriors books. He was a fat, lazy, puddle of a cat who had gray fur but no stripes.
2. Molly the dog. Molly was a beagle-pekinese mix with huge, bulging eyes and a fondness for running away whenever she could.
3. Coco the rabbit.Coco was a small brown-and-white rabbit who purred when she was happy and once bit...