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Hung Competing with his older sister, little Bobby is an accident in progress, yet he survives all mishaps until one fateful day: Hung.
The Ice Cream Store Older cousin, Robert, puts a fresh twist on what it means to hang out on a hot day at The Ice Cream Store.
A Little Bit Crooked Little Bobby worries about his older cousin leading him astray on a midnight escapade, but then cousin Robert has always been A Little Bit Crooked.
While Skinny Dipping In the second grade, Bobby learns first hand about meat eaters and other creatures, seen and unseen, While Skinny Dipping.      
Thar' She Blows This high-risk story details the inevitable childhood experiments with physics and flatulence while the parents are away:  Thar' She Blows
The Lady in Black In preparation for a costume party, The Lady in Black prepares for many responses as a cross-dresser in a small town culture. 
Tassels and G-strings Acquiring a gender identity before television is an uphill battle. The girlie show at the County Fair is no exception featuring Tassels and G-strings.
Victory Through Defall While racing Whizzer Bicycles, every trick at winning fails except on one very tricky stretch of road out of town: Victory Through Defall.  
Hottest Little Schoolhouse in Kansas On returning from an out-of-town football game, Wakefield's sorry, old three-story schoolhouse is ablaze, and becomes a magnificent bonfire in the Hottest Little Schoolhouse in Kansas.
Where the Band Played After re-locating school in ten different temporary sites, lightening strikes a second time exactly Where the Band Played!!!
One Pedal Too Many Skipping class one beautiful spring day, and driving a Model-T with
One Pedal Too Many produces some startling downsides. 
High Degree of Difficulty The Keener brothers, with contrasting styles known throughout school, entertain their classmates through John's novel way to enter shop class late, unexpectedly, and with a High Degree of Difficulty.
The Perfect Distraction Learning to drive on country roads produces wisdom in the face of all distractions, except for one; The Perfect Distraction.
Bribing Blackie Wakefield's Board of Education plans the perfect inducement to attract a top-notch coach to our fair little city:  Bribing Blackie.  
Level in Longford  Level in Longford is a myth-buster which totally destroys the virtue of a level playing field in football.  Poppy-cock and humbug!
Blackie's Revenge Our idol football coach plans and executes Blackie's Revenge on a team of skunks, who refuse to follow the rules of combat in sports. 
Blackie's Brainstorm  Blackie's Brainstorm works magic on the football field until one day a fatal flaw is discovered.   
Magnificent Recharge According to selected girlfriends, some very personal services turn little Milford, Kansas into a secret retreat for the rich, famous, and others in need of a Magnificent Recharge.
Wylie Walno: Wonder Pilot Going for a spin in a Funk on Sunday morning brushes with disaster, and reveals some of the talents of Wylie Walno: Wonder Pilot.
Homegrown Goblins So many Homegrown Goblins, so little time on the night the spooks arrive. 
The Third Watering Hole High school boys conduct a behavioral experiment on the town drunk, and are out-foxed when they discover The Third Watering Hole.   
You Can't Do That! Wakefield's notorious basketball court gives rise to both the three-point and four-point field goals, and are told You Can't Do That!.
   
   

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