Hepushes the gas pedal
to the floor
fuzzy dice dangling
from the crackedrear-view mirror.
The sticky smell of sweaty bodies
flushes away
asfresh air rolls in from the open windows.
Old leather seats
melt to theskin
the desert heat raining down.
"Going ToCalifornia"
blasts from the dilapitated radio.
Route 66 rolls underthe hole
in the floor board of the '76 Gremlin.
Haiti by Candice J., Hatfield, PA
A New Identity
by Serena F., Riverside, CA
Hometown Proud
by Jill P., Chesterland, OH
I'm from...(Based on a model by George Ella Lyon)
by Olivia S., Denver, CO
The Picture
by Rachel Y., Lansdale, PA
By Katy B., Challis, ID
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to the floor
fuzzy dice dangling
from the crackedrear-view mirror.
The sticky smell of sweaty bodies
flushes away
asfresh air rolls in from the open windows.
Old leather seats
melt to theskin
the desert heat raining down.
"Going ToCalifornia"
blasts from the dilapitated radio.
Route 66 rolls underthe hole
in the floor board of the '76 Gremlin.
Haiti by Candice J., Hatfield, PA
A New Identity
by Serena F., Riverside, CA
Hometown Proud
by Jill P., Chesterland, OH
I'm from...(Based on a model by George Ella Lyon)
by Olivia S., Denver, CO
The Picture
by Rachel Y., Lansdale, PA
By Katy B., Challis, ID
Published by The Young Authors Foundation, Inc. - A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Thispublication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system ortransmitted in any form or by any means,
without the writtenpermission of the publisher: The Young Authors Foundation, Inc.