Scavengers
L.J. SkeltonMaya Hawkins hates that she is the only kid her age left in her neighborhood. She gets so bored, playing by herself all the time. Sometimes she tries to get someone older to play with her, but they are even more boring. “You can’t do that,” is all they ever say. “Don’t go over there. Don’t, don’t, don’t, blah blah blah.” That’s what Maya hears, anyway. So she plays by herself, inventing her own games. Sometimes, but only when the days are long and sunny and clear, she’s allowed to play outside. Those are the best days.
“She’s so good at keeping herself entertained,” the grown-ups say, “Such an active imagination. So creative.”
Maya tries to remember the games she used to play, before, when she went to school and had other kids to play with. It’s been so long that
