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Lila the Long Tailed Cat
by Lily Mancini
Once upon a time there was a cat named Lila. Lila was a very nice and cute cat but everybody laughed at her because her tail was really, really long. She was teased at school, teased at the park and basically just teased everywhere she went.
Then one day, as a birthday surprise, her mom signed her up for a basketball camp. This made Lila feel very nervous. More and more nervous day by day because she was worried that everybody at basketball camp would laugh at her too.
Her mom told her not to worry and that it would be fun. Guess what happened… she got to camp and they laughed at her. As hard as it was, Lila just ignored their laughter and tried again and again to do her best for many days.
The last day of camp finally came. This was the day of the big competition and each team had to score at least two baskets.
The game went on and on and it seemed that no team could score. So, Lila decided it was up to her. She knew that if she would just believe in herself and her long tail that she could do it.
For the first time in her life, Lila ignored all the laughter, grabbed the ball and sprang up on her long tail and threw the ball right in the basket! Score.
The crowd went wild and now Lila was laughing. Then she decided to do it again. She grabbed the ball with her tail and slam dunked the ball through the hoop and scored again.
She did it, she believed in herself and she won the game.
After that Lila and her parents were so happy and her friends never ever laughed at her again.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
A Summer Break Story
This morning Mable woke up feeling lonely again. It made her think how nice it would be to have a pet: an iguana, or a kitten. She quickly got out of bed and ran downstairs to her mom.
“Hey, mom…” she said. “Yes, honey?” “I really want to have a pet!” Mable begged. “No, how many times do I have to tell you that!” her mom yelled. “Please…” “I said no! Instead, say good morning properly, do your morning hygiene, get dressed, and tidy up your room.”
Mable went back to her room. “Oh, well…” she muttered and started doing what her mother told her to do.
After a while her brother George knocked on the door. “Come in,” she mumbled. “Katie is at the door,” he whispered.
Mable walked downstairs. “Hi, Katie” “Oh, hi Mable” Katie murmured. “What’s the problem?” “My mom and dad got in a really big fight last night. I didn’t even get to sleep,” she said unhappily.
“I know what’ll cheer you up,” Mable exclaimed. “What will that be?” asked Katie. “We can run around the neighborhood to find me a stray pet.” “Yippee!” screamed Katie. “Let’s go!” they both said at the same time.
The two girls ran and ran until they came to a back alley in their neighborhood. They looked carefully at all the cats and dogs around. “Look at that kitten,” Katie pointed excitedly at a cute gray tabby. “It seems so scared,” said Mable. They each picked up the kitten. “I like this little guy!” Katie said.
While Mable was holding the kitten and cleaning hiss eyes gently, Katie noticed a sandwich leftover on the ground. “Why don’t we feed him with the sandwich?” said Katie. “No!” yelled Mable, but Katie grabbed it in the meantime. The dogs gathered around, ready to attack. Katie screamed loudly for help. At that point, the kitten leaped in front of Katie and hissed ferociously to the dogs. Both girls got really scared. Then Mable courageously shoved Katie backwards and they both run for their lives.
While running away, the two girls were amazed to find out, that the tubby kitten followed them all the way. So, all three of them were back at Mable’s house pretty soon.
Mable decided she just made a new friend and she will do anything to keep him home and take care of him. The hardest part was to convince her mom.
After Katie and Mable told Mable’s mom what happened and what Mable wants to do, she thought for awhile. Then she said: “I was watching you this morning while you took care of your morning hygiene and your room all by yourself. I’ve decided that if you promise to take care of the kitten, you can keep it.”
Mable kept the kitten and took good care of it. They became the best of friends. She named it Myth.
-By Alexandra G. Angeloff
Age 8
“Hey, mom…” she said. “Yes, honey?” “I really want to have a pet!” Mable begged. “No, how many times do I have to tell you that!” her mom yelled. “Please…” “I said no! Instead, say good morning properly, do your morning hygiene, get dressed, and tidy up your room.”
Mable went back to her room. “Oh, well…” she muttered and started doing what her mother told her to do.
After a while her brother George knocked on the door. “Come in,” she mumbled. “Katie is at the door,” he whispered.
Mable walked downstairs. “Hi, Katie” “Oh, hi Mable” Katie murmured. “What’s the problem?” “My mom and dad got in a really big fight last night. I didn’t even get to sleep,” she said unhappily.
“I know what’ll cheer you up,” Mable exclaimed. “What will that be?” asked Katie. “We can run around the neighborhood to find me a stray pet.” “Yippee!” screamed Katie. “Let’s go!” they both said at the same time.
The two girls ran and ran until they came to a back alley in their neighborhood. They looked carefully at all the cats and dogs around. “Look at that kitten,” Katie pointed excitedly at a cute gray tabby. “It seems so scared,” said Mable. They each picked up the kitten. “I like this little guy!” Katie said.
While Mable was holding the kitten and cleaning hiss eyes gently, Katie noticed a sandwich leftover on the ground. “Why don’t we feed him with the sandwich?” said Katie. “No!” yelled Mable, but Katie grabbed it in the meantime. The dogs gathered around, ready to attack. Katie screamed loudly for help. At that point, the kitten leaped in front of Katie and hissed ferociously to the dogs. Both girls got really scared. Then Mable courageously shoved Katie backwards and they both run for their lives.
While running away, the two girls were amazed to find out, that the tubby kitten followed them all the way. So, all three of them were back at Mable’s house pretty soon.
Mable decided she just made a new friend and she will do anything to keep him home and take care of him. The hardest part was to convince her mom.
After Katie and Mable told Mable’s mom what happened and what Mable wants to do, she thought for awhile. Then she said: “I was watching you this morning while you took care of your morning hygiene and your room all by yourself. I’ve decided that if you promise to take care of the kitten, you can keep it.”
Mable kept the kitten and took good care of it. They became the best of friends. She named it Myth.
-By Alexandra G. Angeloff
Age 8
Peace
Peace stood in front of the warm fire place next to her dog Toto as she listened to her grandfather read Sherlock Holms aloud. She loved the way her grandfather read, the way his lips moved and the sound of his smooth voice reading the great book.
“Grandpa,” said Peace, “What was my mother like?”
“Its 9:30 now. Off to bed. You have a trip to the museum tomorrow at 9:00. So go to bed!”
Her grandparents never told Peace about her parents.
“Sigh.”
Peace woke up about 7:00 in the morning, got dressed, took Toto for a walk, fed him and ate breakfast.
After all that is was 8:30.
“Grandma, what was my father like?”
“Oh, you will be late for the trip. Hurry and get in the van!”
“OK. You don’t have to yell.”
“This fossil was donated by a young kid about 14 years old. He found it in his own yard!
“Any Questions? None? Ok, let’s move on,” said the guide.
Peace got home about 4:00. Her Grandma and Grandpa had already left for a big party that night. So Peace was all alone. She found a note on the fridge door:
Dear Peace,
We will be home at 11:00. If you want, you can stay up till then, but make sure you have the left over pasta from last night.
And stay out of the attic! Keep the lights on.
Grandma.
“Stay out of the attic.” She heard that one all the time!
What was up there? Money? No that can’t be it. Maybe she could peek up there just this once.
Peace ran up the attic stairs and grabbed the attic door knob and…
It was locked. There was a rug in the front of the door.
That was stupid; put a rug in front of a locked attic door.
A rug in front of a locked door? I know! The keys are probably under the rug. Yep!
Peace opened the door and walked in, the room was full of boxes, and one of them was full to the top with journals. Peace grabbed the one on the bottom, and on the front it said, “Violet Humbearg.” Humbearg…that was Peace’s last name! The journal must have belonged to her mother. Inside on the first page it said…
Today we get to go to China and save the panda’s. I’ve got to go. Shaun is ready. Bye!
Violet
“What do those words say? They went where to save what? Could my parents still be alive?” Peace said.
The next Morning Peace got up and got ready for school.
Then she realized it was Saturday! She had all day to find out more about her parents.
Maybe she should start by finding out their flight information. Peace knew that they would have flown out of Lancing because her grandparents said they’d lived there all their life.
She ran to her computer and looked up flight histories for the three air ports in Lancing. She did a search on the names Violet and Shaun Humbearg, and she found information on an old flight to China.
China? Could it be true? Is it just a weird coincidence? Peace was going to China herself in just three days, to visit her aunt Mary. Perfect! Peace hoped her luck would continue when she got there.
Three days later Peace arrived at her Aunts house. Aunt Mary was a scientist studying the endangerment of the panda species.
“Hello Peace. Wow, you have grown a whole lot since the last time I saw you.”
“Hi Aunt Mary. I missed you so much! China is so beautiful. Maybe after I unpack I can go for a walk in the forest? Your property here is amazing.”
“Sure, Peace. Quite independent aren’t you? Hmmm…you remind me of someone I know. Okay, I’ll show you to your room so you can get settled. Then come have a snack and chat with me for a few minutes.”
After they talked for a little while, Aunt Mary gave Peace a compass, a phone and small dagger to cut through any thick branches.
As Peace began her walk, she went a different way than her aunt showed her. She thought it would be more fun, but within ten minuets she realized she was lost. When she reached for her compass she noticed that it wasn’t in her pocket. She must have dropped it. As she opened the phone to call her aunt, she noticed the battery was dead, and as she tried to remember her path, she ended up feeling further and further away from her aunt’s house.
Up ahead she saw a light and began walking toward it. As she got closer, she could see a camp and two people that looked like Americans talking to some kind of native villagers.
They seemed to be speaking Chinese. Peace didn’t know what they were saying, but it looked like the man and woman were introducing themselves. Peace listened carefully. She could have sworn she heard the woman say “Violet and Shaun.” Could it be?
Peace walked quickly toward the tribe.
“Mom! Dad!” Said Peace as she stepped out of the bushes.
“Peace?” Said Veronica and Shaun at the same time.
“Yes!”
-By Skyler Stahlmann
Age 10
“Grandpa,” said Peace, “What was my mother like?”
“Its 9:30 now. Off to bed. You have a trip to the museum tomorrow at 9:00. So go to bed!”
Her grandparents never told Peace about her parents.
“Sigh.”
Peace woke up about 7:00 in the morning, got dressed, took Toto for a walk, fed him and ate breakfast.
After all that is was 8:30.
“Grandma, what was my father like?”
“Oh, you will be late for the trip. Hurry and get in the van!”
“OK. You don’t have to yell.”
“This fossil was donated by a young kid about 14 years old. He found it in his own yard!
“Any Questions? None? Ok, let’s move on,” said the guide.
Peace got home about 4:00. Her Grandma and Grandpa had already left for a big party that night. So Peace was all alone. She found a note on the fridge door:
Dear Peace,
We will be home at 11:00. If you want, you can stay up till then, but make sure you have the left over pasta from last night.
And stay out of the attic! Keep the lights on.
Grandma.
“Stay out of the attic.” She heard that one all the time!
What was up there? Money? No that can’t be it. Maybe she could peek up there just this once.
Peace ran up the attic stairs and grabbed the attic door knob and…
It was locked. There was a rug in the front of the door.
That was stupid; put a rug in front of a locked attic door.
A rug in front of a locked door? I know! The keys are probably under the rug. Yep!
Peace opened the door and walked in, the room was full of boxes, and one of them was full to the top with journals. Peace grabbed the one on the bottom, and on the front it said, “Violet Humbearg.” Humbearg…that was Peace’s last name! The journal must have belonged to her mother. Inside on the first page it said…
Today we get to go to China and save the panda’s. I’ve got to go. Shaun is ready. Bye!
Violet
“What do those words say? They went where to save what? Could my parents still be alive?” Peace said.
The next Morning Peace got up and got ready for school.
Then she realized it was Saturday! She had all day to find out more about her parents.
Maybe she should start by finding out their flight information. Peace knew that they would have flown out of Lancing because her grandparents said they’d lived there all their life.
She ran to her computer and looked up flight histories for the three air ports in Lancing. She did a search on the names Violet and Shaun Humbearg, and she found information on an old flight to China.
China? Could it be true? Is it just a weird coincidence? Peace was going to China herself in just three days, to visit her aunt Mary. Perfect! Peace hoped her luck would continue when she got there.
Three days later Peace arrived at her Aunts house. Aunt Mary was a scientist studying the endangerment of the panda species.
“Hello Peace. Wow, you have grown a whole lot since the last time I saw you.”
“Hi Aunt Mary. I missed you so much! China is so beautiful. Maybe after I unpack I can go for a walk in the forest? Your property here is amazing.”
“Sure, Peace. Quite independent aren’t you? Hmmm…you remind me of someone I know. Okay, I’ll show you to your room so you can get settled. Then come have a snack and chat with me for a few minutes.”
After they talked for a little while, Aunt Mary gave Peace a compass, a phone and small dagger to cut through any thick branches.
As Peace began her walk, she went a different way than her aunt showed her. She thought it would be more fun, but within ten minuets she realized she was lost. When she reached for her compass she noticed that it wasn’t in her pocket. She must have dropped it. As she opened the phone to call her aunt, she noticed the battery was dead, and as she tried to remember her path, she ended up feeling further and further away from her aunt’s house.
Up ahead she saw a light and began walking toward it. As she got closer, she could see a camp and two people that looked like Americans talking to some kind of native villagers.
They seemed to be speaking Chinese. Peace didn’t know what they were saying, but it looked like the man and woman were introducing themselves. Peace listened carefully. She could have sworn she heard the woman say “Violet and Shaun.” Could it be?
Peace walked quickly toward the tribe.
“Mom! Dad!” Said Peace as she stepped out of the bushes.
“Peace?” Said Veronica and Shaun at the same time.
“Yes!”
-By Skyler Stahlmann
Age 10
Soul Revenge
I’m in the car. My older sister is dropping me and Matt off at the Westfield Mall. We’re fighting over what radio station to listen to.
“I want 98.7, Jessica!” I scream as she puts down the top of the convertible.
“Too bad, it’s my car! And you’re lucky that I driving you and your little friend.” She snaps.
Matt is in the back seat huddled into the car door (he doesn’t have other siblings). He’s looking pretty scared. I’m choosing to ignore Jessica and her obnoxious music.
“Matt, sorry that you have to listen to this stuff every time you wanna go to the mall. Or we have a gig.” I apologize.
“Dude, it’s alright.” Matt says putting himself back into normal position.
Today we have a gig and we are the opening act. We’re playing three of our best songs. I’m the lead singer and do some electric guitaring. Matt’s the drummer and we’re meeting the rest of the dudes (and girls) there which consists of our backup singers: Haley and McKenzie, then backup guitarist Soul and our bass player Tommi. Our band’s name is “Soul Revenge.” The whole idea of that came from Soul.
We are in the parking lot of the mall. “Okay kids, once the concert is over I’ll meet you at Claire’s, the earring store, okay?” Jessica laughs.
“No, Jess, no!” I protest, “How about Hot Topic?”
“Um… I don’t see why not. I just might shop in there come to think of it,” she thinks while hopping out of the shiny red convertible that she proudly says is her’s.
Matt and I get out of the car and by the time we actually get into the mall Jessica already has shopping bags in her arms. Matt has his lucky drum sticks in his hand and I’ve got my green and black electric guitar.
We strut over to the little stage that we usually play on. “There’s Haley and McKenzie!” Matt points out. McKenzie has her long wavy blonde hair down to her waist, and Haley (as always) is in her gray hoodie with her hair tucked under a black Fox surf hat. No one would think she’s a girl especially in those baggy jeans.
McKenzie runs over to us, “Hey guys, OMG! There’s gonna be a guy in the audience specifically for the opening acts! And this means… IF WE’RE GOOD WE COULD GET A RECORD DEAL! Group scream!” Only Mckenzie screams. We think doing “Group Screams” are for girls.
People stare at McKenzie while she screams. I actually thought I heard some guy say “Who’s the crazy blonde chick?”
“Okay McKenzie… you can stop now.” Matt says quietly, not looking directly at her so people wouldn’t see that he’s with the “Crazy Blonde Chick.” I start laughing inside my head. Soon I’m laughing so hard (in my head) that I start breathing through my nose weirdly.
Ok. Getting over that, I see Soul and Tommi coming into the mall. McKenzie sees them too and runs over to where they are (I guess to tell them the news).
We walk over to our stage and Soul and Tommi follow. Everybody in our band gathers around next to the stage. As the lead singer I am put in charge of the band so I give them a quick talk, “Okay dudes and dudettes, as you heard from Mckenzie, there is going to be someone special in the audience- someone from All Star Records. So in order to get a record deal, we MUST get our act together and go out there and…” I say as a cue to begin our motto, everyone screams together, “DO SOME SOUL REVENGE!” Our motto is kind of corny but oh well, it’s a band!
Now everyone in Soul Revenge is pumped up to rock the socks off of whoever it is from All Star records. The first song is the best so we can get everybody to love it and stay for more. It’s called “Spin Me Round.” Tommi was the best on the first song, the bass he played was so distinctive.
On the second song, “Crashing Down,” I sing heavily “We all come crashing down crashing smashing down, down, down.” As I try to wrap up the next few verses I get distracted by a guy that look exactly like Ozzy Osbourne in the audience. I try to pick it up a notch to impress him. Suddenly I see him walk away with a head shake as in saying no.
All of a sudden it hits me, my band just got rejected by the guy who eats bat heads. My legs feel unstable and I want to barf. Ozzy Osbourne, my idol, just rejected my band.
I can’t say any more but the last word of my Crashing Down song, then fall light headedly down off the stage. I close my eyes to the stopping of music. I can’t hear anything anymore, or maybe the mall just became completely silent.
Suddenly I hear shouting in my ear, “Dude your band totally rocked! Nice gimmick, falling off the stage at the end of Crashing Down!” It sounds just like… just like Ozzy!
I suddenly crack open my eyes to see if it is Ozzy Osbourne. It is! Ozzy Osbourne is touching me! Wanting to know if I’m ok (or checking out my “Gimmick”)!
I push myself up to stand, grabbing the mic off the stage, I scream into it, “Yeeeeeeeeeess!!” The whole mall joins in, “Yeeeeeeeeeess!!”
“Get back on stage and finish up our last song!” McKenzie shrieks. So I did, but first I want to ask Ozzy something, “Yo Ozzy, why’d you walk away from our band?”
“Oh, well, it was that out of all the songs, I did, this one would have been so great for me, I guess it was a little too good. Now do as she says and finish up your gig!”
Ozzy was the record dude from All Star Records, and of course we got the deal, but it didn’t all turn out great… my sister, Jessica (as you know) totally spent too much money on ridiculous things like candy that makes you cry (so sour) at Hot Topic. She’s grounded but, she still has to drive us around. (My mom is proud that I got the record deal!)
-By Daisy Karnas
Age 10
“I want 98.7, Jessica!” I scream as she puts down the top of the convertible.
“Too bad, it’s my car! And you’re lucky that I driving you and your little friend.” She snaps.
Matt is in the back seat huddled into the car door (he doesn’t have other siblings). He’s looking pretty scared. I’m choosing to ignore Jessica and her obnoxious music.
“Matt, sorry that you have to listen to this stuff every time you wanna go to the mall. Or we have a gig.” I apologize.
“Dude, it’s alright.” Matt says putting himself back into normal position.
Today we have a gig and we are the opening act. We’re playing three of our best songs. I’m the lead singer and do some electric guitaring. Matt’s the drummer and we’re meeting the rest of the dudes (and girls) there which consists of our backup singers: Haley and McKenzie, then backup guitarist Soul and our bass player Tommi. Our band’s name is “Soul Revenge.” The whole idea of that came from Soul.
We are in the parking lot of the mall. “Okay kids, once the concert is over I’ll meet you at Claire’s, the earring store, okay?” Jessica laughs.
“No, Jess, no!” I protest, “How about Hot Topic?”
“Um… I don’t see why not. I just might shop in there come to think of it,” she thinks while hopping out of the shiny red convertible that she proudly says is her’s.
Matt and I get out of the car and by the time we actually get into the mall Jessica already has shopping bags in her arms. Matt has his lucky drum sticks in his hand and I’ve got my green and black electric guitar.
We strut over to the little stage that we usually play on. “There’s Haley and McKenzie!” Matt points out. McKenzie has her long wavy blonde hair down to her waist, and Haley (as always) is in her gray hoodie with her hair tucked under a black Fox surf hat. No one would think she’s a girl especially in those baggy jeans.
McKenzie runs over to us, “Hey guys, OMG! There’s gonna be a guy in the audience specifically for the opening acts! And this means… IF WE’RE GOOD WE COULD GET A RECORD DEAL! Group scream!” Only Mckenzie screams. We think doing “Group Screams” are for girls.
People stare at McKenzie while she screams. I actually thought I heard some guy say “Who’s the crazy blonde chick?”
“Okay McKenzie… you can stop now.” Matt says quietly, not looking directly at her so people wouldn’t see that he’s with the “Crazy Blonde Chick.” I start laughing inside my head. Soon I’m laughing so hard (in my head) that I start breathing through my nose weirdly.
Ok. Getting over that, I see Soul and Tommi coming into the mall. McKenzie sees them too and runs over to where they are (I guess to tell them the news).
We walk over to our stage and Soul and Tommi follow. Everybody in our band gathers around next to the stage. As the lead singer I am put in charge of the band so I give them a quick talk, “Okay dudes and dudettes, as you heard from Mckenzie, there is going to be someone special in the audience- someone from All Star Records. So in order to get a record deal, we MUST get our act together and go out there and…” I say as a cue to begin our motto, everyone screams together, “DO SOME SOUL REVENGE!” Our motto is kind of corny but oh well, it’s a band!
Now everyone in Soul Revenge is pumped up to rock the socks off of whoever it is from All Star records. The first song is the best so we can get everybody to love it and stay for more. It’s called “Spin Me Round.” Tommi was the best on the first song, the bass he played was so distinctive.
On the second song, “Crashing Down,” I sing heavily “We all come crashing down crashing smashing down, down, down.” As I try to wrap up the next few verses I get distracted by a guy that look exactly like Ozzy Osbourne in the audience. I try to pick it up a notch to impress him. Suddenly I see him walk away with a head shake as in saying no.
All of a sudden it hits me, my band just got rejected by the guy who eats bat heads. My legs feel unstable and I want to barf. Ozzy Osbourne, my idol, just rejected my band.
I can’t say any more but the last word of my Crashing Down song, then fall light headedly down off the stage. I close my eyes to the stopping of music. I can’t hear anything anymore, or maybe the mall just became completely silent.
Suddenly I hear shouting in my ear, “Dude your band totally rocked! Nice gimmick, falling off the stage at the end of Crashing Down!” It sounds just like… just like Ozzy!
I suddenly crack open my eyes to see if it is Ozzy Osbourne. It is! Ozzy Osbourne is touching me! Wanting to know if I’m ok (or checking out my “Gimmick”)!
I push myself up to stand, grabbing the mic off the stage, I scream into it, “Yeeeeeeeeeess!!” The whole mall joins in, “Yeeeeeeeeeess!!”
“Get back on stage and finish up our last song!” McKenzie shrieks. So I did, but first I want to ask Ozzy something, “Yo Ozzy, why’d you walk away from our band?”
“Oh, well, it was that out of all the songs, I did, this one would have been so great for me, I guess it was a little too good. Now do as she says and finish up your gig!”
Ozzy was the record dude from All Star Records, and of course we got the deal, but it didn’t all turn out great… my sister, Jessica (as you know) totally spent too much money on ridiculous things like candy that makes you cry (so sour) at Hot Topic. She’s grounded but, she still has to drive us around. (My mom is proud that I got the record deal!)
-By Daisy Karnas
Age 10
Violet and Moonbeam Win First Place
Once there was a girl named Violet who lived on a farm with her mom and dad. There were a lot of horses in the stables but her favorite one was a white stallion named Moonbeam. One morning Violet was feeding the animals when she saw a poster that said “Horse Race Down at the Racing Stadium.” If you want to participate sign your name here. Violet really wanted to do it but she had to ask her mom and dad if she could go first. She was so excited that she rushed across the barnyard to the house to go tell her mom and dad about the race and ask if she could do it. When she got to the house her mom was making breakfast and her dad was sitting at the dining room table reading the newspaper. “Mom, Dad,” Violet said, “I saw a poster that said that there’s going to be a horse race at the racing stadium. May I go?”
Her mom and dad said that she was just old enough to and she could do it. She was so excited that she thanked her mom and dad and ran back to the stables as fast as she could to sign her name. After she signed her name she was so exhausted from all the excitement that she went into the barn and slept in the hay. The next morning she woke up and she was so excited because today was the race. She ran out of the barn as fast as she could to get ready and eat breakfast so she could get Moonbeam ready.
After she got dressed and ate breakfast, Violet ran as fast as she could to the stables to get Moonbeam clean for the race. When she got there Moonbeam was already awake and ready to be cleaned. Violet started to wash Moonbeam. Then she brushed and groomed him. When she was done it was time to drive to the race. Violet’s dad put Moonbeam in the back of the truck and they started driving off to the race.
When they got there, other people were getting ready for the race. They picked their stable and started getting ready too. When they were done, her mom and dad told her that they would be in the audience. Violet joined the other contestants. The announcer said, “Ready, Get set, GO!”
They started with Violet in the lead then someone passed her with Violet in second place. Then Violet passed him again. Then two people passed her but then Violet passed both of them. It was the second lap with Violet in third place, and then in second, and then, on the last lap, she was in the lead.
Violet won first place! Violet got a medal and she got to be in the newspaper and Moonbeam got a blue ribbon in his mane.
-By Maya Nightsky
Age 9
Her mom and dad said that she was just old enough to and she could do it. She was so excited that she thanked her mom and dad and ran back to the stables as fast as she could to sign her name. After she signed her name she was so exhausted from all the excitement that she went into the barn and slept in the hay. The next morning she woke up and she was so excited because today was the race. She ran out of the barn as fast as she could to get ready and eat breakfast so she could get Moonbeam ready.
After she got dressed and ate breakfast, Violet ran as fast as she could to the stables to get Moonbeam clean for the race. When she got there Moonbeam was already awake and ready to be cleaned. Violet started to wash Moonbeam. Then she brushed and groomed him. When she was done it was time to drive to the race. Violet’s dad put Moonbeam in the back of the truck and they started driving off to the race.
When they got there, other people were getting ready for the race. They picked their stable and started getting ready too. When they were done, her mom and dad told her that they would be in the audience. Violet joined the other contestants. The announcer said, “Ready, Get set, GO!”
They started with Violet in the lead then someone passed her with Violet in second place. Then Violet passed him again. Then two people passed her but then Violet passed both of them. It was the second lap with Violet in third place, and then in second, and then, on the last lap, she was in the lead.
Violet won first place! Violet got a medal and she got to be in the newspaper and Moonbeam got a blue ribbon in his mane.
-By Maya Nightsky
Age 9
BALLET and TAP
There once was a girl. Her name was Mary. Mary wanted almost nothing more than to do Tap and Ballet. One day Mary wrote a letter to her friend Kate saying that she wanted her to come to a tap and ballet tea party! Kate wasn’t so sure because she didn’t really like Tap and Ballet and she was not good at it. When Mary heard this she invited Kate to come to her house every day and practice Tap and ballet. So Kate came to Mary’s house.
“I love those colors,” said Kate when saw the costumes. “I am glad you like them,” said Mary. “We are going to be horses in the recital!”
They practiced there dance over and over until they were good enough to do there dance! Soon they planned there dance because they were good at it!
The next day when Mary and Kate woke up it was the day there recital was on! When they got on stage Mary forgot her dance but Kate saved the day! She helped Mary learn there dance again and they were a hit! Every one loved them. After the dance Mary said “thank you Kate for helping me”. Now Kate and Mary do a dance every year!
THE END
-By Sarah Shaw
Age 7
“I love those colors,” said Kate when saw the costumes. “I am glad you like them,” said Mary. “We are going to be horses in the recital!”
They practiced there dance over and over until they were good enough to do there dance! Soon they planned there dance because they were good at it!
The next day when Mary and Kate woke up it was the day there recital was on! When they got on stage Mary forgot her dance but Kate saved the day! She helped Mary learn there dance again and they were a hit! Every one loved them. After the dance Mary said “thank you Kate for helping me”. Now Kate and Mary do a dance every year!
THE END
-By Sarah Shaw
Age 7
The Magic Rock
There was a girl named Samantha. She was a princess. She had a friend named Thasa. They were good friends.
One day Samantha found a rock that was blue by the sea. She thought that was strange. So she called Thasa.
“Have you ever seen a blue rock?” asked Samantha.
“No”, answered Thasa, “Why did you ask?”
“I saw one and have it now”, said Samantha.
“ That’s impossible”, said Thasa.
“Bye”, said Samantha. She hung up the phone. She was unhappy now since Thasa did not believe her.
When she is not happy, Samantha would usually go to seashore and look for dolphins. So she went to seashore. But she did not see any dolphin. She took out the blue rock and wished that she would have a dolphin friend. Just then, she saw a dolphin coming out of water and swimming straight toward her.
The dolphin was beautiful. Samantha named her Sabrina. They became friends. Sabrina told Samantha the rock is a magic rock. Your wish will become true when you have the blue rock. Sabrina told Samantha there are many things in the world of sea.
“What kinds of thing?” asked Samantha.
“Want me to show you?” said Sabrina.
Samantha got a ride on Sabrina. They saw a sea turtle .It was eight feet long. It was a leather back sea turtle. They saw a sea horse. It was a baby. They saw a squid. It was so much fun.
Days past, Samantha would turn nine on her birthday. On her birthday, She went to see Sabrina. Sabrina had a friend named Jack. He was a dolphin too. That day Jack was at Sabrina’s house as well. Sabrina told Jack about Samantha. Jack liked Samantha. So Sabrina and Jack both went to Samantha birthday party. Samantha showed Thasa the blue rock and her dolphin friends. They became good friends again.
The End
-By Christiana Guan
Age 7
One day Samantha found a rock that was blue by the sea. She thought that was strange. So she called Thasa.
“Have you ever seen a blue rock?” asked Samantha.
“No”, answered Thasa, “Why did you ask?”
“I saw one and have it now”, said Samantha.
“ That’s impossible”, said Thasa.
“Bye”, said Samantha. She hung up the phone. She was unhappy now since Thasa did not believe her.
When she is not happy, Samantha would usually go to seashore and look for dolphins. So she went to seashore. But she did not see any dolphin. She took out the blue rock and wished that she would have a dolphin friend. Just then, she saw a dolphin coming out of water and swimming straight toward her.
The dolphin was beautiful. Samantha named her Sabrina. They became friends. Sabrina told Samantha the rock is a magic rock. Your wish will become true when you have the blue rock. Sabrina told Samantha there are many things in the world of sea.
“What kinds of thing?” asked Samantha.
“Want me to show you?” said Sabrina.
Samantha got a ride on Sabrina. They saw a sea turtle .It was eight feet long. It was a leather back sea turtle. They saw a sea horse. It was a baby. They saw a squid. It was so much fun.
Days past, Samantha would turn nine on her birthday. On her birthday, She went to see Sabrina. Sabrina had a friend named Jack. He was a dolphin too. That day Jack was at Sabrina’s house as well. Sabrina told Jack about Samantha. Jack liked Samantha. So Sabrina and Jack both went to Samantha birthday party. Samantha showed Thasa the blue rock and her dolphin friends. They became good friends again.
The End
-By Christiana Guan
Age 7
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