Each year, the Round Rock Public Library accepts entries to the young author writing contest. This book is a collection of 2022 participant's short stories and poems.

Identical twins Ronde and Tiki Barber's excitement over the approaching state championship football game turns to worry when there is a chicken pox outbreak at Hidden Valley Junior High.

Dreading the prison release of his violent older brother, who blames him for his imprisonment and for stealing his pregnant girlfriend, young drug dealer Alfredo struggles with cultural clashes in Queens while planning to steal a pit bull for a homecoming dogfight.

A teenager with Asperger's syndrome--smart, quirky, with a passion for crime scene analysis--winds up on trial for murder.

Spotting a ghostly girl in the park who resembles the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency's new client, Lady Ada and Mary discover links between the girl and a case involving a hospital, a missing will, a hasty engagement, and a devious servant.

Varla is happy and self-confident even though she sometimes wonders about the traits that make her different from everyone else.

Logan uses his 3-D printer to make a special birthday suprise.

Bob, Joe and Mathew have been chosen to fo to the "Troll planet" and bring back some very unique diamonds. But they are not that smart or brave. Or are they?

From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict--each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together. Includes information on the history of the war.