"How long until we get there?" Jeremy whined for the fourteenth time in the past seventeen minutes. "We'll be at Uncle Jim and Aunt Kate's house in about two more hours," Dad replied. "Let's stop at a rest area soon and stretch our legs." At the rest area, Jeremy tumbled out of the van along...

"Whatcha doing, Trev?" Trevor jumped as he quickly clicked to a different tab on his computer. "Nothing, Dad. Just looking up something for homework." His father looked at him curiously, then said, "Well, supper's almost ready. Come set the table." Trevor's fingers trembled as he clicked out of...

Malachi and Nevaeh watched their toy robots march around the room. Malachi's was made of clear plastic, and they could see working parts and flashing lights inside the robot's body. "My robot looks better than yours," said Nevaeh. "It's nice and shiny, and you can't see all the ugly parts...