Nickolai squeezed his eyes shut, trying to ignore the high pitched meow of this short and stubby cat, Lucifer. He didn't know what was up with his stupid cat, but he did know that this wasn't his normal behavior. Thinking ... food, Lucifer just stayed in his room and yowled, staring at the ceiling. His fur was puffed up and he wouldn't move; Nick just decided that Lucifer could hear the neighbors dog and it was freaking him out. Lucifer had been a part of Nick's life ever since he was ten years old. That was ten years ago. Now that ... I'm just going crazy but with everything that is going o...

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• Grade Level: High School

... so I could give back and protect my loved ones and my country. I knew war was going to change my life but I never thought it would be this dramatic of a change. My name is Axle Steele and I served in the United States Marine Corps from the years 2002 to 2008 in active duty. My father died in the Vietnam War and I always felt it was my calling to complete his mission and ... . I was neither the strongest man nor the biggest, but I've always told myself, "It's not the size of the dog that's in the fight, it's the size of the fight that's in the dog." My best friend Cooper Jones has been my...

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• Grade Level: High School