Andre was fussing over what to wear on the next day of school. Jason was going to wear the same clothes. Andre finally decided on a glitter body suit. As he ate his fruit loops, he pondered what today would be like. Jason didn't care. He was asleep when his mom dragged him to the bus stop. She hoped he would wake up soon.

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It was the second day of the 7th grade. David had picked a snag-proof body suit from his collection wardrobe. D'Arcy was going to wear her big brown dress. David taunted her for this. Then she gave him a slap, and he shut up. What a pansy head.

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Jimmy was very bored. He didn't like staying at home. He wanted to go frolic in the schoolyard with all the other children. He watched them with his Z-80 binoculars. Brandon was having a blast at school. He had to beat the girls off with a stick.

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The brownies that Jesse and Kurt had fed Daniel made him sick. He really wanted the recipe. Kurt was immune to Jesse's cooking. The brownies no longer bothered him. Daniel had the runs. He didn't come to school on the 2nd day.

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Well, John dug his hole to China. He liked it there. It was pretty. Billy couldn't find him for days. He ran about sniffing the wind. No one else's ear would do. He wanted the other one.
John was having a bit of trouble though. The Chinese people spoke a funny language. John couldn't figure it out. He thought everyone in the world spoke English!

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Dave and Boyfriend were having a blast being popular. But it was hard work! You had to make yourself pretty everyday! Everyday!!!! This was more than the boys could handle. They thought about retiring. Hmmm...Would this be allowed?

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Cory had asked Kyla to go out with him. Kyla was excited, and said yes. She had never had a boy friend. Chris was beginning to feel left out. Kyla and Cory were always together, baking cookies, and watching Goonies. One day he went by Cory's house, but before he got inside, he saw Kyla's bike in the yard. He ran away, hid, and cried great tears of sadness.

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The Stone Monster lunged at Lisa. She jumped into the ditch, and hid under a dead tree. She could hear the monster sniffing around it. She stayed as still as possible. Many thought ran through her head. 'Will she eat me? What if she doesn't go away? Why did I ever fool Kyla? She might be with me here if I hadn't made her mad.' After what seemed like hours, she heard the loud tromping of the Stone Monster leave.

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As the day of the talent show approached, James and Mick practiced more than ever. No one really liked either of their music. They both had to take the criticism like men. Life was rough. James wondered how much a helmet cost. Hmm...$25? Mick thought about $10.

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Tony and Landon were hoping the school crowd wouldn't be as harsh in the future. Those peas had been painful. Especially the frozen ones the lunch ladies threw. Oh the pain of being an outcast. It couldn't be helped.

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Mike wore his new helmet to school. This way, the rejection couldn't get through to him. It didn't help that much. But everyone seemed to think it was pretty cool. Everybody started wearing helmets, and they crowned Mike King Helmet. Wolfie was mad about this. He thought he should get some recognition. He's the one who suggested that Mike get a helmet in the first place. Hmmhhpp....

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School wasn't much fun for Adam and Jimmy. They tried to be cool, by wearing helmets, but the big kids just took it as an invitation to bang their heads around. Not what they had hoped for. They wanted girls. Hey, it's the eighties!

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Russell had learned to ignore Charlie at school. When he came up to him, he just told him that he had the wrong guy. He said, "I'm not your brother. Try that kid over there." This worked for a while, but Charlie was wising up. His doctors were actually saying his brain was improving. Russell hoped not. He got a spanking!

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Julia went to the costume store. She asked if they had any Donny suits. The lady said, "As a matter of fact, I've got 2 in stock." So Julia rented one. After school one day, she grabbed Donny before he could find Gwen. She hid him in a closet. Then she put on her Donny suit, and went to find Gwen. Things were going good.

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Owen and Brian were so happy. They knew for sure they would win the talent show. They kept up the practice. But one day, Brian lost his voice. Owen went nuts looking for it. Brian had just lost it, it had to be here somewhere!! He looked under the couch, and in the fridge. "Brian, are you sure you didn't leave it at school?" Brian nodded. Doomed.