She had finally turned away and was now correcting some…

“It’s labeled ‘Top Secret Codes.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“idea of whacking the hippo.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“that none of the locks on the toilet stalls in the common restroom worked.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“the entire world, sharks kill fewer than ten people a year, while coconuts falling from trees take out 150.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“Apparently, it was common for children to participate in the Civil War, and thus, lots of fathers had brought their sons along for a…

— Stuart Gibbs

“We have gathered here today to honor Benjamin Ripley for being the first person to ever regurgitate a wombat through a flugelhorn.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“There were rumors that at age three Erica had thwarted a trio of bank robbers with only a juice box and a Slinky.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“Erica approached a door marked RESTRICTED: DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, then jimmied the lock and entered without authorization.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“DVD into the hard drive, then brought up the file. It was quite large—a few hours of footage from multiple cameras—so it took a…

— Stuart Gibbs

“The principal wasn’t using his normal office because I’d blown it up by firing a mortar round into it. (It was an accident.)”

— Stuart Gibbs

“my dormitory had been waiting to have its septic system replaced since before the Berlin Wall fell.”

— Stuart Gibbs

“To my surprise, the toilet began to play music. It was probably supposed to be comforting, some sort of melody to soothe you while…

— Stuart Gibbs

“Welcome back, Ben,” Erica said. I started in surprise before realizing the voice was coming from inside my head. Alexander had slipped a two-way…

— Stuart Gibbs

“Just clip the red one," Cyrus told her. "They're all red," Erica informed him. "They are?" Cyrus asked. "Curse those Soviets! Everything always has…

— Stuart Gibbs

“Violence is never the answer.”

— Stuart Gibbs