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Happy New Year Hazel

Submitted by LibraryCall on Mon, 11/03/2025 - 11:23pm
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There was a knock at the door, and Hazel just knew it would be her best friend Rahul. He was always early. It was December 31st, and Hazel and her Aunt Lo had spent the whole day cleaning the house from top to bottom. One year ago, Hazel and her family had all moved, from Trinidad and Tobago, the southernmost island nation in the Caribbean, to New York City. And now, her new friends were coming over for their first New Year's Eve sleepover, and she was beyond excited.

Only an Oni

Submitted by LibraryCall on Tue, 06/10/2025 - 7:14pm
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This story is called Only an Oni, written and read by Ryan Aoto. This is a LibraryCall recording. The clothes dryer exploded. That was a problem. There was a pair of underwear stuck to the ceiling. That was funny, but also a problem. There was a pair of underwear on fire, in the middle of the room. That was funny, and a problem, and also extremely dangerous. Why had the dryer exploded? There had been a demon in it. Why was there a demon in the dryer? A boy named Haruo had put it there. Why had Haruo put a demon in a dryer?