Double
Trouble Written by Jacob Everhart Illustrated by Angela Carter Narrated by Kiara Norman
In honor of the National Day of Service on January 18, 2016, Memphis Challengers created “Tell Me a Story: Service Through Storytelling.” Through this project, 62 Memphis Challengers in grades 9-12 wrote and produced specialized storybooks and poems for children. The project aimed to bring smiles, excitement and the love of storytelling to children, as well as enrich the process of using creativity to give back for Memphis Challenge students. Learn more about The Memphis Challenge at www.memphischallenge.org.
Copyright ©2016 Memphis Challenge Publications. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. For information address The Memphis Challenge, 516 Tennessee St., Suite 129, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. First Edition | Printed in the USA ISBN 978-1-944843-04-5 “Double Trouble” Written by Jacob Everhart (12th grader, Germantown High School) Illustrated by Angela Carter (9th grader, White Station High School) Narrated by Kiara Norman (12th grader, White Station High School) Funded by a generous grant from the Hyde Family Foundations, Pyramid Peak Foundation and FedEx Special thanks to the Project Production Team – Heather Bruce, Cierra Burnett, Avery Cunningham, Jamien Sills, Lisa Smith, McKenzii Webster, Christa Wininger and Cassandra Webster, Executive Director – for your expertise, commitment, vision and leadership. Parents and guardians thank you for your trust and support.
Written by Jacob Everhart Illustrated by Angela Carter Narrated by Kiara Norman
At last, at last, the school day is done! The kids have come home, ready for fun. They walked through the door, saw gifts on the floor, And asked each other who they could be for.
“Those gifts are for both of you,� Mommy said. And the kids began ripping the wrapping paper to shreds.
Tony and Tory got bouncy blue balls. They played with them all through the halls. They ran from one side of the house to the other, Threw the ball, And accidentally hit their little brother.
The balls both hit him right on the head. “Stop throwing those balls in the house!� Mommy said.
They said they were sorry and walked away, But smiled at each other and continued to play.
Tory threw her ball too hard, And it bounced away. It was going to hit a vase, that was in the way. “That’s mommy’s favorite!” Tony yelled, So Tory ran to catch the ball, but she fell.
The ball hit the vase, and the glass broke to pieces. The kids were heartbroken. They couldn’t believe it.
Mommy came in and saw the broken glass. She sighed and shook her head as she threw it in the trash.
The look in her eyes made the kids want to cry, So they thought of ways they could apologize.
They got some markers and then got some paper And wrote “we’re sorry” on a card they made her.
They gave her the card so she wouldn’t be sad, But the card couldn’t make the vase come back.
Mommy said “This card is nice and all, But the broken vase didn’t make my heart fall. When I tell you something, I mean what I say. If you won’t listen, then I won’t let you play.”
They promised to listen to her from now on So she would not take away all of their fun.
Discussion questions for “double Trouble� What is your favorite toy that you are not allowed to play with inside the house?
Have you ever broken anything important on accident? What did you do? How did it make you feel?
Besides not playing with bouncy balls in the house, what lesson did Tony and Tory learn in this story?
Write the next chapter of “Double Trouble.” Come up with your own adventure for Tory and Tony.