Since I’m working a book for middle grade kids right now, I have the irresistible urge to spy on…I mean, pay attention to…my 11-year-old and his friends.
What do 11-year-olds spend their time doing? It’s an excellent question for the children’s writer to ask, so I thought I would share my research with you.
Eleven-year-olds train their boxers to lie in the hammock:
They climb trees, spend hours online researching the best cards for their next Magic: the Gathering deck, ambush their older brothers with homemade rubber band guns, work on their tree houses, and create elaborate ropes courses in the back yard.
Ah, gotta love summer….
Cheryl
Hahaha I love the pic of the boxer. They're such happy, easygoing (though horribly ornery and mischievous at times) dogs.
You should come spy on one who's in my class. I often go hang out at his house since his mom is a friend. He is so creative. He's done the ropes course thing too. If you didn't live so far away, I'd say we should get him and Fletcher together.
No kidding! Maybe I can come kidnap him one of those long summer afternoons when my kids have "nothing to do"…