They were just words, but they could change my whole life. I looked around the room, thinking about words. Sigafiss would probably see me and read it to everyone or rip it up or something. I was dying to open it, but even if I found a way to read it sneakily, Ms.

It had my name on the front, after all, and was taped to my locker. Maybe it was a letter from a secret admirer or a gift certificate to Soup Palace, otherwise known as the Best Place on Earth.īut it had to be something. Browse the top-ranked list of Fire Sticks below along with associated reviews and opinions. I reached into my pocket and dug around until I found the folded blue paper again. A streaming media player is a device that connects to your TV and allows you to stream movies, TV shows, and other content from the internet.

One word nobody used, though? Mysterious.Īnd right now, that was the most important word of all. Heavier sticks are far more durable and easier to control over time, but lighter sticks are great for jazz, funk, and pop playing. Maple is the lightest, and birch is the heaviest. They just needed one word each to sum up what they thought a whole year would be like … and, so far, they were right. The most common woods are maple, hickory, oak, and birch. Like when it came to talking about me going to middle school this year. They have big-time serious meaning all by themselves. They need to hang out together in a book or a song or a text message, or else you’re stuck wrinkling your nose like HUH? That doesn’t make any sense.īut some words don’t need others. Sure, some words need to be around other words to make sense.

Some people don’t think that one word can make a difference.

Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper