title: The Bed Ate My Sock!
author:  Cindy Rodella-Purdy 
description: Author/Illustrator Cindy Rodella-Purdy delights in bringing books to life. Her whimsical style fits her own enchanting stories and those of other authors. With a BFA in fine arts, she has worn many hats over the years, from working as a designer, programmer, and project manager in digital media to picture book illustration and writing. Her artistic passion energizes her company, Creative Cat Media, Inc. and extends to projects such as her daily thought-provoking slice-of-life comic Bunny Daze. She lives in her own imagination but resides in Dallas with her husband and favorite felines Hubble and Tess.
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  THE CUCKOO  
  CLOCK OF DOOM
  
    
  
  Goosebumps - 28
  
  R.L. Stine
  
  (An Undead Scan v1.5)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  1
  
    
    
  
  “Michael, your shoe’s untied.”
  
  My sister, Tara, sat on the front steps, grinning at me. Another one of her
  dumb jokes.
  
  I’m not an idiot. I knew better than to look down at my shoe. If I did, she’d
  slap me under the chin or something.
  
  “I’m not falling for that old trick,” I told her.
  
  Mom had just called me and the brat inside for dinner. An hour before she had
  made us go outside because she couldn’t stand our fighting anymore.
  
  It was impossible not to fight with Tara.
  
  When it comes to stupid tricks, Tara never knows when to quit. “I’m not
  kidding,” she insisted. “Your shoe’s untied. You’re going to trip.”
  
  “Knock it off, Tara,” I said. I started up the front steps.
  
  My left shoe seemed to cling to the cement. I pulled it up with a jerk.
  
  “Yuck!” I’d stepped on something sticky.
  
  I glanced at Tara. She’s a skinny little squirt, with a wide red mouth like a
  clown’s and str