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Stubborn as Dirt

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 5, 6, 7, 8
Page count: 10

Author

Holly
Schofield

Appeared in

Terrific Tomorrows: 26 Tales From Our Fantastic Future

Story Summary

For her tenth grade school project, Allie created seed and dirt cones which could be dropped by drones onto the steep banks of Rowlock Creek to prevent erosion. Unfortunately, they simply bounced off the ground. But, far from discouraged, Allie learned from her mistake coming up with the perfect solution.