Before we begin / by Jon Scieszka -- Percy Jackson and the singer of Apollo / by Rick Riordan -- Bouncing the grinning goat / by Shannon Hale -- The Scout / by D.J. MacHale -- Rise of the RoboShoes / by Tom Angleberger -- The dirt on our shoes / by Neal Shusterman -- Plan B / by Rebecca Stead -- A day in the life / by Shaun Tan -- The Klack Bros. Museum / by Kenneth Oppel -- The warlords of recess / by Eric Nylund -- Frost and fire / by Ray Bradbury.