Books for Kids: My Fox Ate My Homework (A hilarious fantasy for children ages 8-12) by David Blaze

Author:David Blaze [Blaze, David]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

SATURDAY NIGHT

My mom wasn’t home yet when I got back. I was drenched in sweat and out of breath from running home. It was worth it, though. My mom would be so proud of me.

I heard her car door close in the driveway. She came inside and didn’t even see me. “Hey, Jonah,” was all she said before she went straight to the computer.

“Mom, what’s going on?” I asked her. I looked over her shoulder and saw she was on the bank’s website.

“I got an alert on my phone from the bank,” she said. “It says the account balance fell below twenty dollars.” She sounded frustrated. “I don’t know how this happened.”

I smiled because I was about to make her day. “I can tell you what happened.” I held the two boxes of chocolate in front of her like a trophy.

She stared at me and shook her head. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her look so disappointed. “You used my card to buy candy?” She put her hands on top of her head. “Please tell me this is joke. Because I know you would not use that card unless it was an emergency.”

I swallowed hard. She was speaking slowly again, and she never spoke that slowly unless I was in trouble. I had a feeling I was in trouble no matter what I told her. “It’s okay. I know you didn’t want me selling candy door to door, but that’s what I did while you were gone. And I made a lot of money!”

Her face turned red.

I reached into my pockets and pulled out the money I had collected. “Look. I sold it all and even got to keep some.” I showed her the money, but she wouldn’t stop staring at me.

She said something she had never said before. “I don’t know what to do with you. Go to your room until I can figure it out.”

I handed her the money, but she wouldn’t take it — so I set it on the desk next to the computer. I marched toward my room, with every intention of slamming my door shut and locking myself in. I went out of my way to help, and that was the thanks I got for it? Never again!

“Jonah, wait,” I heard my mom plead. I stopped and turned around. What else was she going to yell at me about?

She stared at me and grinned. “I got the job.”

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