Issues in Earth Science

A Resource for Writers and Teachers

Fiction for the Classroom

Eww, There's some Geology in my Fiction!"

We have two stories this issue, each focussing on a different aspect of geological fingerprinting.

Can Alana use clues from geology to clear her name after she's accused of stealing a volcanic stone on her tour of Mauna Loa in Hawaiʻi? Find out in Pele's Tears by D.A. Xiaolin Spires.

Can Julie use a broken piece of limestone containing an unexpected fossil to help the police solve the mystery of who attacked her friend Josh and stole his tickets to the baseball game? Find out in The Rock Hound by Paula E. Young.

Be sure to also check out past stories in Past Issues.

We feature short fiction stories for middle and high school students that illustrate key earth science concepts in the plot of the story. These are fun but educational stories suitable for the classroom.

Pele's Tears

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires

Divya stood up next to me and opened the window, while I fanned myself with a glossy book I’d brought to read on the bus. It had a photo of sapphires and rubies below the title, Rocks, Gems and Crystals- Geoscience for Amateurs. It was my third time reading it, but I couldn’t focus. It was hot in May at the Visitor Center at Kīlauea.

My thighs were sticking to the school bus seats. Parked in front of Kīlauea Visitor Center, my classmates and I couldn’t wait to get out and check out Hawaiʻi’s famous Big Island volcanoes.

Issues in Earth Science

A Resource for Writers and Teachers

Fiction for the Classroom

Eww, There's some Geology in my Fiction!"

Past Issues

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Current issue:

Chemical composition and fossils in rocks help solve two seemingly-impossible puzzles in

Pele's Tears by D.A. Xiaolin Spires.

and

The Rock Hound by Paula E. Young.

Pele's Tears