Emma Learns How to Fly
“Once there was a ladybug. Her name was Emma, and she loved to fly.”
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The Story of Candyland
“One early morning, Carly was asleep, and her mom was calling Carly up. So, Carly brushed her teeth, washed her face, ate breakfast and poof! She was in the Magic land of Candy.”
Dragon Time
“Then, she heard a burst. The egg hatched, and standing there was a little baby dragon.”
Three Worlds
“Once upon a time, there were three planets named The Fairytale World, The Otherworld, and Underpanty World. In Underpanty World, everyone wore only underwear.”
Priya: War Hero
“On my 11th birthday, in 1965, there was a war between India and Pakistan. My father was a general. When I was little, he trained me in Morse code.”
The Faded Sword
“Eliza had her whole life planned out. She wanted to finish school, go to college then medical school, become a doctor, get married, then have three kids named Delia, Celia, and Ophelia.”
putovanje kroz vrijeme
“A masked figure stood in a dark alley, muttering what seemed like nonsense. Meg, a 12-year-old girl, was walking down the street and stopped when she heard the female’s voice.”
The Booger Who Wanted a Friend
“Once upon a time in New York City, there was a booger. The booger was named Buttface. He wanted a friend because he was so lonely.”
Raining Frogs
“Once upon a time it started raining frogs. Everyone went inside because they thought frogs were slimy and gross. There was a frog named Slimey.”
The Witch and Isabella
“I’m an Elvish witch and I’m gonna take your soul / But hey I’m a witch so that’s my goal — / I got wind powers and light that makes two, / You gotta admit it’s quite a combination, it’s true –“
Tim, the Mouse
“The king welcomed Tim’s family to the castle, but as of an hour ago, the witch known as the queen (to the mouse family) moved in. When she saw Tim’s family, she was disgusted.”
Storm
“It was a pitch black night when Jeremy went to the frozen storage room and picked out the person he would pretend to drive to the factory. He was strolling through the room when he saw a boy that looked perfect for this job.”
The Girl Who Finally Got A Dog
“She had special pancakes for breakfast. The pancakes were special because they were birthday pancakes that were filled with nutella and had a smiley face of fruits with really yummy syrup on top. There was also one little candle on top, so she could make two wishes for her birthday: one with the real cake and one with her pancakes! She made a wish and blew it out. She really hoped that her wish would come true.”
The Hat With Hands
“Once upon a time there was a hat who did construction work and lived on Mars. He couldn’t do his construction work because he didn’t have any hands, so he started to cry. He got fired, and then he got kicked back to Jupiter. He told his friends and cousins and family that he lost his job.”
Definitely Not Evil
“Once upon a time, there was a guy who made really good muffins and was definitely not evil. He lived on top of a mountain. There was a construction worker on his lunch break, and he said, ‘Hey, what should I have for lunch?'”
I Forget
“Clunk! The books fell into my bag one by one. I put in some clothes and put the bag on my back. I quietly opened the window, took a deep breath, and started to climb down. I stepped onto the window ledge and leaped to the nearest tree, which seemed a foot or two away, perfect for climbing. From stepping onto the ground I started to run.”
Five Years of Him
“Amie was nine months and two weeks into her pregnancy. Amie was in bed, and she woke up all wet. Her water had broke.”
Rumble in the Jungle
“Rumble wanted the magic cupcake more than anything. It was supposed to be very yummy, and it was supposed to make you see everything and hear everything.”
Bill and Her Mice
“Timpson & Timpson delivered her food every day. They also had a tiny little room, because they were mice. They had to work together to push the cart of food because they were so tiny. Bill’s bedroom was also her bathroom. It was bigger than the biggest room in the whole world, except for the room of Earth.”
The Rat
“Once there was a rat who lived on the streets. He had black fur and big ears, two big front teeth, a big nose, small hands, a chip in his ear, and a unibrow. He ate cheese every single day. He found the cheese from a trash can.”
Jeff
“I built the time machine by putting an engine to control time with electricity. After, I got a round platform which can fit up to one person. Later, I put two be with a dog’s heart together to have the fuel and the speed. Then, I put a few live wires and a clocuttons for the past and the future. Finally, I connected everything together with more live wire. Now since I finished the time machine, I could go to the past or the future.”
The Three Portals Book No. 1 The Wizard
“One night, I heard a whoosh! I quickly opened my eyes to see what was there. Before my eyes, I saw a huge portal. I looked at my watch. Exactly 3:00 am. I heard a faint voice say to me, ‘Jump in!’ So, I did. A wizard threw me a parachute. We started to fall faster and faster through different colors. I screamed. In a few minutes, the colors were changing so fast that I got lightheaded and passed out.”
Reality Toddlers
“Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing. This story is about Nothing, who is somebody who is nothing. That’s why this story is called Nothing. Let’s get on with it. Can we just cancel this show and put our lives out of immediate danger?”
The World
“In the world there are trees / In the world there are bees”
Tacos, Part 1
“Once there was a taco named Bill. He was a happy taco until the enchilado army took control of Taco Square Central.”
Truth or Lie
“I have never told a lie in my whole entire life. Not ever. And I don’t plan to. I have been part of a spy agency, Spyglass, my whole life also.”
Godly Mythical War
“Once there was a little boy who lived in Cuba, and a hurricane wiped out his village. He was the only person who survived in his village. He crawled for a couple of hours, but he was a baby, so he couldn’t go that far. Somebody found him and asked what his name was, and he said “James,” and then the person took him to a orphanage.”
Arly and Asher and The Missing Martial Arts Belt
“Arly was eight years old. He loved to read, he loved to write, and he loved to do martial arts. He was a purple belt in martial arts. His best friend Asher was also eight years old, and they pretty much had everything in common. They were both in martial arts when Arly’s belt fell off.”
Peace
“The father was depressed that his children had left and they were fighting. So, he repeated the prophecy and hoped that the feud will be settled. Meanwhile, the siblings left their feud to turn to a battle and to a war as time passed. They trained each generation in their own type of civilization and trained them to fight for their civilization and to train the next generation.”
Train Lines
“One day, the 7th avenue line was getting ready to wake up. All the 1 trains woke up at the 238th yard. ‘Yaawn,’ all the 1 trains yawned. ‘It’s time to get to work!’ said all the 1 trains.”
AK-47
“It was really important for Mace to learn to shoot at a target. In NoBoo, enemies were frequently trying to attack. Hackers were constantly trying to hack food, dentals, and other life necessities in order to be rich. This put a lot of lives in NoBoo in danger.”
The Dream
“I started reading books about the Empire State Building. I thought it was so cool because it glows and it’s so tall. It’s one hundred feet tall. It has different colors every day. When it’s dark, it glows. My favorite color is purple, so I love when it glows purple. My name is Anna. I’m six years old. For two years I’ve wanted to go on the Empire State Building.”
Being a Fairy
“Once there were three triplets who wanted to be fairies. Their names were Sophia, Chloe, and Stella. They were all identical, but they liked to wear different clothes and had different personalities. Sophia was funny, Stella was shy, and Chloe was a little rude. They all had dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. They had a friend fairy named Sparkly, but they had to keep her a secret from everyone else.”
The Space Travelers
“This is Gordon, and he is an alien. He lives in an ice cream shaped planet. The name of his planet is Lexicon. One day, he and his friend decided to go to a planet named Pizton. Gordon told his friend, Brain, to fire up the engines and off they went. When they were in the middle of getting to the planet, they found out that their spaceship was running out of gas, so they refilled it. But they didn’t refill it enough so, when they nearly got to the planet, they figured out that they were out of gas.”
The Secret Beneath Hakhito Island (Excerpt)
“Jake turned around to see Peri’s big smile pressed right into his face. He didn’t know what she was about to tell him, but from that smile, he knew one thing: whatever she had to say included him, because whenever Peri got that twinkle in her eye, she was ready for adventure. It said she was ready for mischief. But worst of all, it meant that probably both she and Jake would be in a huge amount of trouble.”
The Pirates and the Ninja
“A ninja is practicing with his sword on a cliff because he is preparing for his fight with the pirates. The ninja takes a step backwards and suddenly falls off the cliff! He tumbles backwards until he grabs a branch, but the branch breaks, so he falls and breaks his leg.”
I Don’t Know What to Write
“I don’t know what to write, / I’m going to have a big fight, / All the pages are white, / I have to think of something to write.”
Why Is Everything in NYC So Expensive?
“Do you ever wonder why everything in NYC (specifically Manhattan) is so expensive? Food, stuffed animals, rents for houses and apartments are just so overpriced. Well, in my opinion, everything in NYC is so expensive because of rent, there isn’t much space, and it’s so convenient.”
It’s Raining Frogs
“‘Yep it’s gone, so I’m guessing yes.’ But then, I saw two frogs… wait three frogs… then so many frogs I couldn’t count. Then, it started raining. I couldn’t see it very well, but I saw people outside with frogs running after them. Good thing I came back inside before it started raining frogs like crazy.”
Falling
“Zooming above / The big city / I look down / At the school whizzing by / I spot her / Her blue shorts / White top / I look closer / I feel like I had been punched”
Mason And The Battle Of The Gorgons (Excerpt)
“As the rain started to fall harder and harder, my parents called me to dinner. As I climbed down the stairs, I heard a big crack, then a crash. Lightning must have struck a tree. I had always liked those trees. Big shady willows and towering oaks. BAM! Another one gone. I had been so intent on listening to the thunder booming and trees falling that I hadn’t realised I had reached the bottom of the stairs. ‘Mason!’ Mother shouted. ‘I’m not going to tell you again!'”
Diaries of the Superdog Lover
“My nanny is packing right now, and I did something really EVIL. I put on her ruby red lipstick. That’s the lipstick she loves. She usually doesn’t let me. Anyhow, I don’t think my wish is going to come true. I don’t think I will ever get a dog. My nanny is the only one who knows I like dogs. My mom can’t get me a dog, but I don’t want to tell her because I want a surprise. My nanny said she is allergic.”
Pioneer Sightings (Excerpt)
“I came back to the apartment to learn the news about Angela was, in fact, true. The family was up there. It was clear to me that not all of them were drastically affected by it, though most were. I could clearly see the great changes in people’s behaviors and moods — it was very somber and heavy in the room. When I was walking down the hall to Room 96, the room my family was crammed in, I could already hear the meltdowns — sobbing, groaning, and fits.”
Treetops
“Treetops high up in the cloud, / Tufts of yellow, green and brown,”
A Wizard and His Book of Spells
“Hi, I’m Jack, a wizard with a book of spells. It’s a gift from my father Ionn. I live in a house by myself. My father died. His body is buried in a coffin in my house. I wanted to revive him, bring him back to life. My father was killed by a dark wizard, his brother. I was only nine. I surely smelled just fine, but I was too young. I wanted to go on a journey to save my father. I researched just the right thing to revive my father, the great wizard. I found out that dark elixir would work.”
Outer Space
“Hi, I am the universe. I am made up of many beautiful things. Stars are one of those things.”
Sarina’s Story
“Gary is taking a walk and looking at the waterfall. Jenny is doing that too. The waterfall is the biggest waterfall in the world, so they both came to see it.”
The Water Problem
“There once was a dog, cat, and bunny. The dog’s name was Ruff. The cat’s name was Meow. The bunny’s name was Hop.”
Kiku and Sophia
“Once there was a pig name Kiku. Kiku was a baby pig. Kiku was not just a normal pig. She was a talking pig!”
meditating devil
“Hi, I’m Jerry Johnson, and I’m in jail right now. This story is about how I ended up in jail which I like to believe is all my cell mate’s fault. It all started one hot summer morning on the last day of school when…”
The World of Evil
“This is a world of evil called “The Underworld.” There are two friends, a black spider as big as a 9-year-old boy, and a creepy ghost.”
Stay out of the Attic
“‘Mom, no!’ Evan was begging his mom not to make him go into the attic. The attic was very creepy and dark.”
Orcas are Fat
“Orcas are fat because they eat cats / Orcas are fat because they don’t eat rats”
What to Do in a Crowded Elevator
“Try to get to the door and escape.”
Superheroes are Finally Becoming Good: The Diversity of Superheroes
“One of the changes is that superheroes are getting more diverse in religion. Comic books are expanding, and one of the branches of expansion is religion. The typical superhero, the default, used to be a white man with either no religion or Christianity. Now there are many superheroes that have different religions. For example, Ms. Marvel is a Muslim superhero who is like a superwoman but in Marvel. This is big because this is a religious superhero.”
Stupendous Sprinkles
“He grabbed a dirty, gray bucket on the ground with a food dye-covered hand. With the other, he held his nose because it smelled like rotten salmon with vinegar poured onto it that was left out for a week. Jerry yanked it up and sauntered past a glowing, red clock displaying 3:45 a.m. Anyone watching the scene could tell that his coworkers obviously would not be there for a few hours.”
Frenemies
“I am an ordinary kid. At least in the inside. I like ice cream like all other kids. I like riding my bike with my other friends. That was when I at least had friends. But last week, everything changed.”
I Never Agreed to Go
“The school. I don’t know how to describe it as I arrive. From the outside, it looks like a rectangle floating in space. But on the inside, there are only four types of spaces. The sleeping rooms, the mess halls, the hallways, and the fight room. The mess halls are on the ends of the rectangle, the dorms on the rest of the edges, and the fight rooms are lined up in the center.”
The Roxanne Family is Falling Down
“… the next thing I know, I’m staring at a baby who’s 6 pounds, 18 inches. Her big blue eyes stare back at me, her hand is curling around my finger. Less than a week old, and in good health and shape, and unnamed, one of the nurses say. Somehow, I know I’m going to see this baby again. The moment I saw her, I fell in love with her. The adoption papers took five months, but I was right. I did see that baby again — and I see her every day.”
My New Nintendo 2DS XL
“Before, I asked my parents if I could get it, and they said, ‘Yes.’ I was so happy about that. I was so hyper. So when I was in school on January 2, I had a feeling that the package was there. So when I got home, I rushed to the living room, and I found the package sitting on the table. I opened the package really quickly.”
Jake, David, and the Eiffel Tower Adventure
“When they got home, Jake and David ran down to the bookstore. They wanted to see if they still had a copy of the book. Under the fifth bookshelf, they both found a copy at the same time. They were fighting over who got the book, until they both saw another copy and both started fighting for that one, and they kept doing that for one hour until they both stopped fighting and got their own copy to read.”
Cow
“Once upon a time there was a cow named Cow. She loved flowers, but there was no water. It was so hot that the water evaporated. Plants were dying. Flowers were melting. The cow was moaning, sobbing. She tried to sob over the plants, but it evaporated. Her sobs were the only thing stopping her from melting. The tears evaporated off of her cheeks.”
The Best of Friends
“As I slept in my comfortable bed, I did not know my life would change forever. I jumped out of bed when I heard a loud rarrr-ing over our small town. And like the other kids in the orphanage, I ran to the window. A dragon shining in the moonlight was asking where a girl was called Liriel. Then, I realized that he was looking for me.”
The Lovely Lamb (Bugatti)
“This toy is beautiful. It’s shiny, big, and expensive. I can ride up to 55 miles per hour!! It even has parking lights, and it’s like a real car but for kids to drive. It even has the lever to push and go on the road or to reverse or to park. People will eat my dust when I pull up in the driver’s seat in my ride.”
The Magic Apple
“Suddenly I woke up, and I was not sure how, but I knew where to go. I left the house and went into this run down wooden shack. I saw a sword and took it. Suddenly, the ground disappeared, and I fell into a hole. There was a cave. I took out my sword and walked slowly down the cave. I did think that it would be very dark inside the cave, but it was really red, and it kind of had the feeling like it was evil.”
Soccer
“Kevin was a nine-year-old soccer player from the USA. His dream was to win the World Cup… On his 18th birthday, the USA team called him up for the World Cup team. He screamed, ‘Best present ever!'”
The Mad Story
“When I told this to Bob, he didn’t sound so surprised. He told me he heard the news years back. We came up with a plan to track Olaf down, capture him, then turn him to the police. At that moment, we heard a police siren, and I told Bob to drive away together. We got away, but we were still on a police chase.”
Italy to New York City
“Hi, my name is Sonia. I live in Italy with my mom, dad, two brothers, and sister. My family is very poor. I want to go to New York City. I’m leaving in three days with my sister. We got our passports. We have to wait three more days before we can go on the train to get to the boat. I’m nervous and excited, and I have to pack my bags.”
Bob and Bobby the Weirdos
“One day Bob woke up and went to the bathroom, so he could brush his teeth. When he finished brushing, his mom called him for breakfast. It was eggs breakfast. When Bob looked at the news, he saw that a bank was robbed. When he finished his breakfast, he went to his friend Bobby’s house to tell him what happened and asked him to help him find the robber.”
Jake’s Friends
“They watch Teen Titans Go, and in the middle of the show, Jake asks for Logan to get him a snack, so Jake pauses the TV while Logan goes off to get him a snack. They have ice cream, noodles, and crackers with only chocolate in them for snack. They only have two crackers at a time. They all have four crackers because they want a double serving of crackers. This is a special day, because they don’t usually stay at Logan’s house for so long.”
Peanut
“My name is Peanut. I am a robot. Not one of those robots who takes over the world, or steals all of your jobs and makes you homeless. Instead, I am a helper robot.”
Awesome Airplanes: The Escape From The TCOEP
“The man, the leader of the TCOEP, told Matthew and Michael that he would be coming for them and walked away into the dust and disappeared.”
The Animal Shelter
“So, as the caring person that she was, she wanted to help the animal shelter. As a use to staff, she wanted to help the shelter, so no animal had to suffer and not have a family. When she looked at the shelter, there was a sign. It said, We will close on July 10 at 8pm, which was today, (goal: $1,000). After she read the sign, she said to herself, ‘l can do this.'”
My Pencil
“As my pencil dances the page / It etches words all in gray / I know every letter will stay / Even as the paper frays”
Nantucket Adventure
“After the sunset, we went home. I went outside our house, and I saw a bunny. The bunny was chubby and was eating clovers. I chased it, and it went all the way to my neighbor’s house across the street. I crossed the street to chase the bunny, but it ran away from me. Then, I found another bunny, and I chased that bunny too.”
My Marble
“My marble is a circle. It is blood red. It looks like there is blood in it.”
The Fairy Who Didn’t Have A Friend
“Once upon a time there was a little fairy whose name was Randall. Randall didn’t have any friends. She travelled all over the world to find one. She looked high, and she looked low. There were lots of other fairies in the world. Some fairies were mean, but Randall knew there were lots more fairies in the world, so she kept saying in her head, ‘I’m going to keep looking until I find a friend.'”
Memories in My Year Book
“I love my yearbook, and it is important to me because it reminds me of all the memories I had with the class in fifth grade. I know that I can never see them again. It makes me sad because I can’t spend time with them anymore. But I could just look at the yearbook, and I see them. And I can remember the memories we had at school, in class parties, and on trips.”
Have an Ice Day
“When Emily and the rest of the camp finally got off the camp bus (after three hours), they rushed into their cabins. After everyone had found their bunks (Emily’s bed was in cardinal cabin, right at the very edge of diamond-shaped Starry Sleepaway) they went to bed and had a good night’s sleep, not knowing what would happen the next day.”
Being a Princess
“Jelly on my face / Jelly on the table / Jelly on my dog I’ll clean it after I’m done”
NATURE
“The trees are dancing in the breeze and eating the leaves / The trees’ arms are reaching for the butterflies but they can’t reach / The trees reach for the sky and when they do that they sometimes catch a butterfly”
The Girl Who Was Never Patient
“Once, there was a little girl who really wanted to go to the playground. She asked her parents if they would take her, but they said, ‘No, we can’t take you because your little sister is sick, and we have to watch of her.’ So, she went upstairs and tried to sneak out of the window by tying her blankets together to make a rope. “
Feelings
“Feelings are like waves in your body, going up and then crashing down. The waves can grow like a tsunami and come down, destroying everything. They can be calm sometimes, not able to wash away anything.”
Christmas is My Favorite Holiday
“After my mom and my sister come down, the hard work begins. My family and I clean, and clean, and clean, and clean, and clean, and clean. After we clean, we all make cookies. After we make cookies, we all take baths. When we are done taking baths, we all put on nice clothes and go downstairs.”
Monster Hunters
“Mike was by himself. He was in a Dragon Cave. It was damp and cold, and Mike was really scared. There was a big Fountain of Fire below the King Dragon. He was fighting a flying dark red thing. He was fighting the king dragon.”
The Space Travelers 4
“David and Gordon looked at the news. The news said that a lava spaceship was about to land on Lexicon. David and Gordon freaked out and ran to where the spaceship was going to land. Brain was there.”
Cycle of Life
“First, comes the baby, it can drive you a little crazy. / Next, comes the toddler, which craves peach cobbler. / Third, is the kid, and you get rid of the crib.”
The Mighty Tree
“Once upon a time, there was a tree named Tom who was very weak because he had no water and sunlight. No one thought he would make very good wood, so everyone didn’t want to go near him. The tree was sad.”
Alien Invasion
“Once upon a time on Earth, there was a little town, and a few families lived there. The town was located in Canada. One day, there was an alien invasion. And all the families were scared. The aliens were trying to chase them, but the aliens got tired, so the aliens got into their spaceship and went back to Mars. “
The Kiwi
“The mother ran and ran as far as she could. She had to get food for her young one! She could feel her feet getting laden, but she knew she had to go on. Her creation she had brought into the world had to live on. She felt her chest screaming for air. Her mind was battling with her body. No grubs in this one. She realized she didn’t recognize the area anymore. Oh, no… If she didn’t recognize the area anymore, that meant… she felt the barrier sucking her in.”
The Siblings of New York
“The first morning of January, they all woke up at 11:00 a.m. from their party which was crazy. They were at their friend’s house last night. The firstborn’s name is Sammy, the second-born is Gideon, the third-born is Schultz, and Lisa is the youngest.”
The Thing
“There I am, Jerald, 11 years old. I live in a small town called Shuster, and it’s haunted. Well, I think it is, but nobody believes me. No one believes me because I am not popular. There have been 150 deaths this month at least, and nobody knows who it is. Only I know who it actually was, but no one bothers to listen to me.”
Killer X
“Killer X lives in a volcano with his dad and brother in Hawaii. The volcano is a mountain with purple lava. He was possessed. His other scientist “friends” would test magic on him. This one experiment went wrong, and he turned into the Killer X.”
Report
“There was some boy named Jeff who got a report card. He was called the funniest kid in the class. He liked to play basketball. The scores he got in school for tests were pretty good, like A’s and B’s. He was waiting day by day for his report card to come. The whole school was talking about it.”
Eye of the End
“Life is a silly thing but what’s even more silly is the people who go through life. How would you feel if you never saw yourself, could never adjust your hairstyle, or brush your teeth in front of the mirror? It is reality for one certain boy. His name is Poncho Zoori Dover, and he has never seen himself, adjusted his hair, or brushed his teeth in front of the mirror.”
Haunted Teddy Bear
“One year later… the dog and the cat figured out that the teddy bear was haunted!!! But sadly, before the dog and the cat could tell the girl, the boy, the mom, and the dad, they died because they were very old.”
When Death Comes Knocking
“I run to the closet where my little brother, Carl, is crouching. I slam the door shut just in time and lean back against some dusty winter coats, my heart pounding against my chest. We are Jews, so maybe they are here to kill us.”
Lost: Gina’s Story
“I’ve never really wanted to talk about this, but I guess this day has come. I was sitting in a cafe the day after the tornado hit Hamburg. A young journalist asked me if I had been alive during World War II. The answer is yes. And here is my story.”
Color Wars: The Ghouls Strike Back
“Blue was sleeping in his king size bed. Then, he heard a noise and sat up. He looked around. Suddenly, the Ghoul Eraser materialized in front of him, and he saw darkness. Then, he slumped onto his bed, unconscious, and he dematerialized.”
Finding the Keys
“There were some keys and a voice saying I had to find out what they were for. They only told me one thing, ‘Find the keys, find the clue. Find the clue, use the clue. Use the clue, find the meaning. Find the meaning, your journey adjourns.’ I wrote this quote down on a piece of paper, stuck it in a drawer, and went to breakfast.”
Guide for Being EVIL, I Mean Eating a Bunch of Cotton Candy and Being Super Cute.
“Step 1. Come up with an EVIL name by eating dead fish and licking lollipops full of WORMS. And then you will get an awesome name like Master Big Booty Evil Skull Face or if you are boring, Temp 1.”
The Story of the Unfortunate 2
“Harold was in jail with his bike and had no clue how to escape. He thought for minutes, hours, days, and weeks but couldn’t think of anything. Then, he got an idea after months of thinking.”
A Door Into Time
“The night she left the kingdom, there was a terrible storm. That night, the whole of the village fell silent, watching the storm all night. Even the king, the mightiest person in the kingdom, stopped and stared at the horrible and sudden storm. Everyone was shocked, frightened, even scared.”
Detective Story
“One windy day, on Friday, October 13, Detective Angelina J. Fox stepped from the wet doormat into her brownstone house. She yanked off her soaked rain boots and socks. Then, she turned on the TV to Eyewitness News.”
Mom
“The road that leads you down to greatness. / The person who picks you up when you fall. / The person who gives up whatever she has so that you can have whatever you want. / The person who you can depend on.”
The Adventures of Leo
“Twaben and the other TOPP members were waiting for him, all except Toitel. The TOPP organization was an organization of animals that had powers and abilities that could help them defeat animal criminals and save lives of their human companions.”
Can You Survive the Sahara?
“You are a researcher of rare plants and animals in the Sahara Desert. There are many dangers that you have to face while you are there. For instance, there are lions that could pop out of the bushes. It is also one of the hottest places on earth.”
On a farm
“Grass sounds like peace and / water; clouds come from the sky. / Whooshing cars move fast.”
A Japanese Poem: Life in Stories
“Life Is A Story / Little Red Goes To Granny / Muffins Muffins Yum”
The Horror Mustache
“Once upon a time, there was a mustache who ruled the mustache world. He was chosen! He said the vomit mustache was going to be the next King Mustache.”
Smooshy Boosh
“Once upon a time, there was a baby panda in the great, vast bamboo forests of eastern China. This baby had a massive appetite for anything with color, as long as it wasn’t white. He couldn’t stand it because he used to eat lots of rice.”
Pandacorn
“Once upon a time, there was a panda who was also a unicorn and had a dream of becoming a popstar. But, many things got in her way. She had to find a way to get through it.”
The Vanishing Stars
“The room got dark and I shuddered. The wind fell on my flawless neck, painted of pink roses. The aroma is full of sugar and dark thoughts. I feel evil and want to attack.”
GOD DIARIES: Diary of the Messenger Boy
“I know people think it must be great being Zeus’s son and messenger, but it’s not what you think it is. I was such a big loser back in middle school compared to all the other gods around the world.”
Things I Hate About My Soulmate
“He never listens. Whenever something great happens at work, he doesn’t care. He just lounges around the house doing nothing, as if he expects someone to eagerly attend to his every need. I don’t think anyone would like to do that, so why should he expect it?”
Queen Alison and Queen Maia
“In a small kingdom called Aliville, people were walking around the marketplace selling and buying goods. The town had small houses and a large school. The people were happy because there had been no wars for seven years since the evil Maia declared war on the crown.”
Silvermoon’s Song
“Sky burst into the grass with a cry of pain. Tom, her mate, cried at all the blood. Then, Honey was born. She was perfect. Then, Silvermoon was born. Tom knew that his mate wouldn’t live, so Silvermoon and Honey would be the light of his life.”
Mom, Where Are You?
“Hey, it is Thomas, and it is nighttime. I am trying to find my mom because she has to give me my medicine because I am sick. I have a cold. I am going to my mom’s room to see her, but she is not there, so I get scared.”
She’s Dead
“Long, tangled red hair / Braided with pale purple flowers / A face as pale as death / Makes sense. She’s dead.”
Emma and the Cat
“All of a sudden, there was the sound of Emma’s classmates screaming and something else, but she could not put her finger on it. Emma looked up. There was a tabby cat on the floor, and everyone was screaming and running.”
The Haunted Typewriter
“Darkness seemed to fill every nook and cranny of the dusty attic as I climbed the rickety stairs, feeling my heart beat like a caged bird’s wings. Dust and memories swirled through the air as I neared a jet-black typewriter quietly click clacking my demise.”
The Adventures of Peroni and Stella: Syrup Stopper
“Once upon a time, there were two dogs named Peroni and Stella and their owner Nicole. Peroni and Stella were not ordinary dogs. They looked ordinary, but they did not act ordinary.”
Twaben
“When Twaben the panther was ten, he loved exploring unknown places. One day, he was wandering in the magical forest of Wandaka, and he (literally) stumbled upon… a tree root!”
The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon
“You’ve heard the story, you’ve told the tale, but do you know the truth?”
Blue Bean: A Limerick
“Once There Was A Bean / Who Thought He Was Too Green”
Cherry trees in the wind
“Horses eat the leaves. / Pigs can’t live on grass alone. / Branches beat the air.”
Stupid
“They say that I’m stupid to dream / To think that our love would’ve worked out / They say it’s stupid / I loved you, but they said I couldn’t”
The Baguette Fight
“When she saw her enemy, the pig a.k.a. Sir Oinkers Mud Master the III who owns a hot chocolate shop across the street… “
The Life of a Superhero
“The last battle had been close. He remembered how easily Crusher had destroyed those buildings with one sweep of his blocky hands. When The Guardian had shot fire at Crusher’s armor, it had no effect, unlike in the previous battles. The Guardian quickly blocked Crusher’s attack with his shield before it smashed into his head.”
The Missing Pencil (Part Two)
“No! Don’t you realize? You guys wouldn’t even be going on the journey if I wasn’t because I needed to meet the wizard. You can’t just give up. I’ll be stuck here forever.”
The Missing Pencil (Part One)
“It was 7:30 in Brucebury Town. Twelve-year-old Patrick Binny was putting up signs. He wanted the whole town to see his sign, so he circled the town and made sure there were at least four signs on every lamppost and tree trunk. His sign was one of those “missing” signs, and he really needed what was lost. Now, you would probably guess he lost his cat or his dog or his guinea pig. Maybe he lost a backpack or a jacket. Nope.”
Friday the 13th with the Johnsons
“It was a sunny Friday the 13th morning, and the Johnson family’s car pulled into the driveway of their new house, an enormous mansion. Claire Johnson, the youngest of her family, walked into her new home and took the sights in. It was like a dream come true. The Johnsons were moving into their great-grandparents’ house because they had died.”
Rusty
“Rusty was always getting into accidents like spilling the water or throwing a ball into someone’s face. A lot of the people and other dogs didn’t like him because he was so small and messy. He was also shy. He really hated when people weren’t loving him but he didn’t know how to ask.”
Vacation Blackberry Crumble
“4 cups blackberries from a gate in Italy / 1/4 cup granulated sugar from a Mexico sugar cane truck / 2 teaspoons cornstarch from when I first opened my eyes in Israel / 1 tablespoon of water from Malibu beach”
Audio Recordings
“This is a series of audio recordings that were uncovered by the FBI while investigating the scene of a crime at Emmie’s house. They subsequently listened to them when they were supposed to be looking for evidence.”
Melissa and the First Day of School
“She dug herself face first into the covers. The covers smelled like lemonade, which she spilled yesterday afternoon. It was the most terrible, horrible, gross first day of school. Melissa is eight. Melissa is frightened because it is third grade, and third grade is a lot of work.”
January
“The cool breeze washing the leaves away / Kids running past piles of snow / And wind pushes against their faces / Wailing to get away from the cold”
Zeef: Fart Detective
“Zeef thought, ‘It stinks! It stinks! It stinks! It smells like rotten eggs, poop, rotten tomatoes, and dead rat bodies.’ He went around the whole table to sniff everyone’s booties. Keef thought it was a fly and smacked her butt, which was Zeef’s head on her butt. And then she farted again. He fainted.”
Sperm Whale 2: Sperm VS. Squid
“King Giant Squid had visited their town and robbed and captured animals. They were Jake’s friends and his parents. It had been one month since he had captured a lot of animals. There were some of the animals left.”
Mittens the Hero
“One sunny day, a cat and her kits went out for a walk with their owners. The mom’s name was Clover, and her three kits were named Fuzzy, Mittens, and Tiger. But as they crossed the bridge over the river, Fuzzy fell into the water.”
Gifted
“I woke up at 5 o’clock to begin my training. I was very nervous, but at the same time, too excited for my own good. I am Adam Owl. I am a unique who, like many others, has spent my entire life at Crescent Academy.”
Otto and Max’s Adventure
“Once upon a time, a dragon was on a field trip with his class. His name was Otto. He was so excited to be on the field trip that he got distracted by the biggest tree he ever saw.”
Angel Wings
“Life at home was a mess. Pete was always crying. Mom was always away, and I hadn’t seen Dad in months. The day he left isn’t an open subject, and neither was ‘Him.'”
snow falls
“Snow falls. Snow, white as the dove’s gentle wing. Snow, like the soft fields of cotton. The cold wonder that proves always to be beautiful as it floats to the ground. It travels down lightly, in slow, poetic movements. Landing, it melts slightly, bright white against the gravel trail it falls upon.”
Winter
“Frosty flakes fall from the sky and build up on my windowsill. There’s fog on the window, where the chilly fog has not reached the warmth in my house and the chill outside.”
Auggie the Awkward Spy
“I am a twenty-one-year-old guy named Auggie. And I am a spy on a mission. Something you need to know about me is that I am very clumsy.”
My Demon Friend
“I was thinking about Julian’s prediction: ‘I am going to turn into a demon, and it’s going to be for one day.’ I’d bet him, and I told him that. But then, when I was going to wake him up, I saw a demon instead of my best friend.”
The Land of Four Elements
“The long summer break lies in front of me. I have so many things I want to do, but I don’t know which one I should do first. Go bowling, go ice skating, go to the movies… But I have to choose one for tomorrow.”
The Wand
“Hi, I am Zax, and I am an enormous, brown, furry teddy bear with one eyeball. Why am I a teddy bear with one eyeball? Well, I’m going to tell you now.”
The Story of the Unfortunate
“Once upon a time, there lived a hobbit named Harold Bipins. He was twelve years old and was 2 feet, 4 inches.”
Arresting Criminals
“Today, I was on patrol outside of the richest bank in Manhattan. That’s when I saw the weirdest man I’d ever seen. He had a suit, jeans, and a top hat on. But that wasn’t the weirdest part.”
Color Wars: The Beginning
“Blue, the leader, wanted Color World to be safe from the Ghoul Eraser. The Ghoul Eraser is a giant, black eraser that can wipe colors off the face of Color World. There is only one color who knows the weakness of the great Ghoul Eraser… White.”
Dreams
“What are dreams? / Are they signals? / Are they foretellings of the future?”
The Misadventures of the Stick Friends: Volume One
“Can we do a drawing competition?”
Limericks
“There was a puppet / His name was Suppet / He went on a journey / To get a cat named Ernie”
The 100 Awesome Rules of How Not to Be Stupid
“1. Don’t die on purpose! 2. Don’t throw knives! 3. Don’t juggle more than zero knives!”
The Pebble
“I don’t know what to think / I don’t know if I should cringe / I don’t know if I should cry / I don’t know if I should be afraid.”
SOMETHING
“I was so scared. Where was I going? What was he going to do to me? Will I ever see my family again? All of these things were all jumbled in my head. I did not feel so good. Then the car stopped. He opened the door. That was all I remember.”
The Jungle Is in Danger, and We Should Help Save It
“The jungle in the Central Region of Africa has many problems. One problem is that wood is being taken from the trees, and trees are vital to the world. We can stop these wood shortages and other horrible problems. It is important that we save the jungle because of the reasons on this essay and a few more.”
From the Diary of Dinah Arena
“The magic beetle is a sacred stone. I know it has a really funny name, but it’s sacred to our town. If the magic beetle is stolen, a ghastly magic will cover our town and everything in it. Once Minna Ginna stole it, everyone started doing bad things.”
The Life of a Totally Average Person
“I am a totally average person. I was standing at a cleaning station, watching cars getting cleaned. It was raining outside. ‘Hey kid! Whatcha doing out there?'”
The Strawberry Adventure
“We felt our house being pulled downwards. ‘What is this?’ I called. Richie thought it was a storm. I didn’t think so. We were being pulled downwards. During storms, we were swung side to side. ‘We’re being picked,’ said old, wise Grandpapa.”
The Five Amulets
“My friends told me about these five amulets that are from China that give people the power to do things. They each have their own special power. One gives you shapeshifting abilities, one gives you invisibility, one gives you strength, and one gives you the power to reach to any length.”
From Wolf to Dog
“How has ‘the dog’ become ‘man’s best friend’? Today, we see dogs as a very important part of most people’s lives. They are treated like other humans, almost as equals, and sometimes even better than most humans in the world. People used to think that animals were just for guarding and hunting, and they treated them like regular animals.”
The Life that No One Wants
“If you are reading this, then you have to be aware of something. I am not a normal kid. Normal kids don’t wake up in the middle of the night, they don’t start screaming, and they totally don’t hear your thoughts, do they? My point exactly. “
Why Paintball Wars Should Be a National Sport
“I, Jasper S. Hirt, student of P.S. 58, think that the sport paintball wars should be a national sport or a sport that you can tune into when you’re watching TV. If it were up to me, paintball would have a chance to be in the Olympics. Imagine tuning into a paintball channel, then liking the sport, so you would want to watch more of it, but you can’t because paintball is not a national sport.”
The Boy That Was So Jealous
“There was this kid named John, and he was super strong and he’s going to a dance program that I’m going to. By the way, my name is Greg. I am eleven. I am a nerd. I like to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I want to be his friend because he is cool, but I tried, and he didn’t really listen to me, so I want to see if I can do it again.”
Chats
“Ryan: Ugh, the school play is tomorrow. What do we have to wear again?”
The Soccer Game
“One time, it was PSG against Monaco. A person named Jeff had never seen a soccer game in his life before. He didn’t want to miss the soccer game; he didn’t go to any soccer game because he couldn’t afford it.”
The Forbidden Sisters
“Two girls, one story. One girl has no powers and lives with normal people until she finds out her secret. The other girl lives in luxury because she has powers, but then she goes on a journey to find out her past and why she is so unique.”
Just Our Secret
“Three minutes before I died, I was eating a hamburger. It was quite good, if you were wondering. Lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and onions. No pickles, obviously. Who do you think I am? I had a side of fries. Did you know fries are actually really good if they’re dipped in a mixture of ketchup and mayo?”
The Purple Thing
“‘If magic exists, I’ll eat my underwear’ Ash scoffed at me as he shoved me away. He spit out the gum he had in his mouth and started on a new stick of gum as he and his cronies walked away. ‘I know what I saw. That guy just disappeared into that portal thingy!’ I told Reggie, my best friend.”
The Awesome Story of Tommy
“‘Seriously? The Awesome Story of Tommy? That is the worst title ever.’ Leave it to my cat to criticize me six seconds into writing this. ‘I like it!’ I protest. ‘Really, Tommy. No one would want to read a story called The Awesome Story of Tommy. Try this.'”
KIDNAPPED
“Ring ring. I slowly open my eyes at the sound of the alarm clock going off. I check the time: 8:30. Oh no, I’m going to be late! I must have set my alarm clock to 8:30 instead of 7:30! I jump out of bed as quick as possible, grab a random dress, and pull it on. I get to the coffee shop in about five minutes. My boss is giving me a dirty look.”
The Truly True Story of Legentious
“People say that once (in a time and place not even the smartest of beings could recall) there was a time, a time when there was no such thing as war, not even conflict. That would have been an amazing time to live in. After that period of time, which people called the “Golden Age,” there was a time when only war and hate existed.”
Peculiar Foods
“I ran like the wind. It was Sunday afternoon, and my sister’s flock of parrots, rabbits, turtles, guinea pigs, lizards, and goats had somehow escaped from their cage that had ten tight locks on it. I was boiling mad at Daria because she knew that her animals were always attacking me whenever I didn’t give them a potato, ham, egg, and yarn sandwich.”
Washed Away
“Together, we ran, her strawberry blonde hair whipping behind her as her laughter echoed. Together, we ran to the rushing river. Together, we arrived, her freckled face covered in sweat. Then, together we laughed. We stepped into the icy water, the place where we first met. The place where we first found where we belonged. Then we swam. I heard her screams before I saw her.”
Buckingham Puck and the Light Figure
“There was a performing circus cat whose name was Buckingham Puck and had a swollen foot but could not tell a joke, and he really wanted to learn how to tell a joke. Buckingham Puck had grey hair with orange stripes, and he was the fattest of all the cats because he ate his favorite food, buffalo wings, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.”
Lessons from Harry Potter
“Harry Potter is one of the most inspiring series in recent history, written by J.K. Rowling, and first published in 1997. This series is significant because it has a lot of life lessons. The life lessons I chose influenced me and the world. This series teaches everyone to not judge a book by its cover, and to never be afraid.”
The Case of the Mysterious Singing Voice
“I was walking home from school on a crisp, peaceful, fall day, when I stopped in my tracks to listen to a beautiful singing voice. It sang, ‘Come to me, come to me.'”
Mr. Macaroonvoh and the Dog
“One day, he and his cousin and friend listened so carefully, and guess what they heard? That they were getting a dog!”
Miraculous
“No matter what happens, there may be someone who can’t do what you can and needs help to do it. Helping others is the right thing to do.”
I’m Not a Murderer!
“I know that it’s gotten shorter because she told me that a chunk of her hair fell off before I could question her. But it just makes me question her more. I walk away and don’t look back. Even when the tears sting my eyes.”
Before the Apocalypse
“I look off the roof of the building, staring down at humanity going insane. Something like this has never happened before. And there’s nothing I can do to stop it. I have three minutes before the world ends.”
Nausea
“I’d been wondering when my best friend, Lila, would come back from her vacation. It’d been a month and three weeks. She said it would be two weeks. Five weeks had passed since her cruise to Oceania was supposed to end.”
Will You Take The Chance?
“Hi, I’m Savannah, and I’m twelve years old. Right now, I am at my friend’s house eating salad while my friends eat brownies. Why do I let them eat brownies while I eat salad, you may ask? Because I’m going on a diet.”
The Visitors
“On the news, a lot of people had been saying that there were strange, flying shapes in the sky. I was very scared that maybe it was aliens, and that they would come down and wipe out the entire human race. My mom said that it was just plain lies and that the photos were photoshopped.”
Animals Talk
“When Violet went in the forest, she saw an old apple tree. Between two other trees, and under it, was a dog. Just then, an apple fell on the dog’s head. Then, the dog said, ‘Ow!'”
The Chicken Savior
“Once upon a time, there was a little chick that was super cute and so adorbs. His name was Billy Bob Joe (BBJ for short). As he grew older, he grew really cool. But he also (I’m trying to put this as nicely as possible) wasn’t so cute any more. This was because he saw some weird happenings in the other coops.”
The Odd Rock
“KELLY: Shoot, my teacher said that if I was late one more time, I would get detention. / MOM: But you have been taking the bus for a while. / KELLY: Yes, but you give me breakfast, and I am not allowed to eat in the bus, so I hide in the bathroom and eat for an hour. / MOM: Why would you do that? / KELLY: I don’t want to choke. “
Detective James Slute and the Murder on L Street
“There was a man walking on L Street. It was a dark night, and as cold as regular winter. It was a pretty quiet night, and he thought he was alone until he saw two men in clown masks, holding knives and looking at him. The man was holding a suitcase. It was full of money.”
My Butt is on Fire
“There was a butt walking around, going to an audition. He opened the door, and there were 5,000 cherries and butts waiting. (Spoiler alert! The butt can resist fire!) He was last. But then, ten butts came behind him. Then, five cherries. Then, no more cherries and butts came. He was 16th to last. Finally, he got a turn.”
The Ghost Boy
“A strange sound was coming from my basement… My heart gripped with fear. I slowly opened the door, holding a broom handle in my hand so tightly that my knuckles were white. I pulled the chain, and a dim light bulb flickered to life.”
Grandma’s Garden
“Her garden, the Garden of Willows, was an enchanted garden. Everything gleamed in the daylight, but midnight bore something much more miraculous — faeries.”
Nina: An Awesome Trip to Auckland
“Dear Diary… My name is Nina, and I’m eight years old. I was so excited to get you! Tonight is the second night of Chanukah. I can’t wait until sundown for us to celebrate.”
Susan Roger
“I would go on, but neither you nor I have that kind of time. So, what does this have to do with Susan Roger? Well, this is the story of how Roger became the new name of the capital of Ecuador in 2073.”
Sapphire Lake
“In the beginning, all I remember was revenge. Well, I remember the fight with King Hail. I was only one. I remember the purple cloth I was wrapped in to be carried by my mother.”
The Totally Normal Average Family
“Great. Welcome to my world. My parents are always arguing. I’ve heard them talking about divorce when they think I’m not listening.”
Dan and Dan’s Friends: Adventures of Friendship
“DAN is in the restaurant talking to MANAGER. DAN is really angry at him. ‘What do you mean I’m fired?’ ‘You made tacos with poison inside!'”
Ten Roads
“When I was walking home, back in February, a fortune teller told me to be careful, and she told me about a bottle with an invisibility potion and a secret room inside a creepy place. Maybe this was the weird, scary stuff?”
Krispy Kreme
“One day, Tristan was eating his morning donut. He went to Krispy Kreme. There was someone who worked at Krispy Kreme named Joe, who was his friend. Joe was not fully trained, so he made the donut wrong. Then he put it in the toilet. He wasn’t fully trained, so he didn’t know where the trash can was (it was right behind him.) He put it in the toilet, and the donut came alive.”
The War That Saved My Life
“On a cool breeze in the fall of 6784, on 1204 Winston Churchill Street, America, Steve asked his mom, ‘Mom, do you wonder how you would feel if you were locked up in a cage like an animal in the zoo?'”
A Soccer Dream
“One early morning, during breakfast, Olivia and her family were talking about signing up for soccer. Olivia had always wanted to play soccer ever since she moved from Chicago. When she lived in Chicago, the school kids would never let Olivia play soccer or almost anything with them.”
The Land of Atlasai, Book One: Catnapped! (Part Two)
“Pierre tried to put his fur down, but it was no use. There was no trying to deny it. To pass into “Calicon” territory, he bribed the guards with his traveling money. (Tuber told him to carry money.) Almost 2,000,000 cafasas! That was the average six-month salary!”
The Land of Atlasai, Book One: Catnapped!
“The small black cat padded down the alley. His coal black fur was indistinguishable from the charcoal sky. This cat held his head high as he walked, showing slight bits of snobbiness. This cat obviously was higher class. But something was worrying him.”
Princess Sadie and the Time Machine
“One day, Princess Sadie the dog was walking through her garden with her servant. Sadie had a bow and a pearl necklace, and her fur streamed down her cheeks. She stopped to smell something in the ground. ‘I smell something weird!’ she said.”
An Animal War in Heaven: Master’s Secret
“I didn’t get why he always does. Every time Master said it, I would look at my feathers. I looked just like the others: a brown and red body, and a yellow beak and legs.”
Jim
“Usually Jim answered with a friendly moo. Maybe he was still asleep? No, he never slept over six. It was kind of crazy, really. Still, maybe he was scared the farmer would let the other cows start grazing without him. Newton looked everywhere. Jim was not there.”
The Ultimate Handbook of Greek Gods
“Wait… I think at this rate, the story should be called the Ultimate Handbook Criticizing The Greek Gods… and Poseidon is fuming at me writing this, which is happening right now… Wait! No!!! Poseidon!!!”
The Diary of a Cat with a Crazy Owner
“Today was horrible! Why is Ernie the president? Oh, yeah, you can’t talk. You’re a mere diary. Sorry.”
The 1919 World Series: the Chicago White Sox vs. the Cincinnati Reds
“People should know more about this event and how it impacted the world. This changed the world when the player Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from baseball because he was in on the World Series fix when he could have been in the Hall of Fame.”
Potato Lady and the Big Party Bash
“Potato Lady had big ideas… “
The Toaster
“Once there was a toaster… and a man.”
A Sticky Situation
“I hated all of it. The smell of cats and anchovies was terrible. The only thing to do was read the magazines they had there. All of them were four-year-old Sports Illustrateds. Everyone there looked like they were 900 years old. They were staring at me like I had three heads.”
Take Care of Me
“Her heart was beating really fast. Her stomach had butterflies in it. She wanted to know who her new owner would be. You must be wondering how she came to know, right? Well, Lucy is a smart cockapoo puppy, and believe it or not, she can read.”
Bionic Girl
“BOOM! The starting gun was fired, and we started the race. We ran across the track, jumping over hurdles. As I sped over the finish line, I smiled. I may not have been first, but I did my best, and that’s what matters. I am Lily, and this is my story.”
Un-Normal Life
“Once upon a time, there was a girl named Emily and her younger brother named Henry. They were the children of Mrs. and Mr. Gorr. Mrs. and Mr. Gorr were the most evil of the most evil of them all. Emily and her brother went to a normal school, but lived an abnormal life.”
Behind My Back
“They always turn their head with a shocked stare / They can’t believe / That I’d worked up the nerve / To stand up for myself”
One
“One changer / One mover / One shaker”
The Wall
“‘Get up!’ yells my older brother, Jim, who never loves me. ‘Get up, or by the time we get to the store, the shelves will be empty.’ Oh right, I say in my mind. Ever since Trump’s wall was built, my life has been split in half.”
The War that Came to Peace
“He closed his eyes, hoping not to get hurt. He opened one eye. He was in a different dimension. He found himself in the middle of a velociraptor home. They had fresh meat in the corner and raw meat in another corner. It was neater than his parents’ house!”
Cleo’s Escape Plan
“For a while, there was nothing. But then I could feel my brothers and sisters and my mom licking me. I loved the taste of my mother’s sweet milk. Then, as quick as there was darkness, there was light. I saw my beautiful mother, and my pink and squirming sisters and brothers.”
America
“We pretend the storms have come early / We pretend we can’t hear the bombs in the distance / We pretend that everything is normal”
Blackout Poetry
“Things like that could hide out in the back, / Things like that asking me out. / Lucky stars divided”
The Smartest Gingerbread Man
“You’ve heard the other stories, I bet. Somebody makes a gingerbread man, he runs away, and he eventually gets eaten. Well, my story isn’t like that. Maybe it’s the dough I’m made of, or maybe it’s my raisin brain, but I survived.”
Flashback Killer
“In the year of 2007, there was a mass murderer somewhere in the state of Michigan. Alban McCluskey was on a journey with the orphanage, visiting the Great Lakes in Michigan.”
Ornette’s Adventure
“I felt the wind blow through the new house and the floor creak as I walked up the stairs. As I lay on my bed, I remembered all the friends I had at my old school, before I left. I wish I could’ve spent more time with them. It made me feel upset. I really missed them.”
A Book About Space
“The one star in our solar system is called the sun. It’s a big ball of fire, and if you come too close, it can burn you. It is very hot because there is a gas in it which makes it burn. 1.3 million Earths can fit in it! Woah! That’s a lot.”
Josh’s Samsung Phone and Computer
“Josh Ricky woke up from his bed one morning, and it was his birthday. His mom gave him a Samsung phone. She threw it at his face, and he caught it right in time. Josh Ricky was so excited, he burst from his bed, got dressed, brushed his teeth, and all the other things he had to do. He sent some messages on his phone, took pictures, and listened to music. He was crying the whole time.”
Messy May
“When I was a toddler, or maybe three to be exact, I was always biting, drooling, and rolling in mud with the pigs. Oh! And I almost forgot! I lived on a farm. But, now I live in a big city in a little apartment.”
Man in the Shadows
“The boy ran into his house to find cobwebs and his dad gone. When he went to bed, he saw images of a guy that had no shape and no face, in the shadows haunting people. The Man in the Shadows said, ‘I will find you.'”
Alien Plant
“One day, centuries before the Earth was as green as grass, there were very stubborn aliens that looked like plants. The plants used to live on a planet made of lava and they loved eating lava. Their planet froze and all the lava was gone.”
The Strong Genie
“So this is where it all began. It was cold and rainy in the forest, and Mr. Fire, the fire genie, was burned down. He couldn’t hold anything heavier than a small rock. ‘I’m going to go find the super strong potion that can make me strong again,’ he said.”
Invisible
“Once there was a boy who was eleven years old. His name was Jack Rutinburg. He wanted to be invisible because he thought being invisible was cool. He wanted to be cool because he felt like he was not cool. Jack’s home was old and very dirty. That is why he felt like he was not cool.”
The Snow Adventure
“One time in a faraway land, a young boy named Bob was playing in the snow. He wanted to have a snowball of his own that never melted. He really liked snowball fights, and he wanted to have them every day.”
The Flying Pig
“Once there was a pig named Bob Ben Bangtem. He wanted to fly. He wanted to fly because pigs do not fly and he wanted to be different. Bob wanted to be different because he felt that being different was cool.”
Bad Chicken
“No! Bad chicken, stop! No!”
The Grandfather Clock
“When she touched it, her hand went in, and then she stepped inside, and there was a whole new world. There were apple trees, blueberry trees, and other berry trees. There were thousands of mountains and a big stream.”
The War That I Fought For
“I grew up in a safe place. I was adopted, but I loved and needed my adopted family, and you have to understand that. We didn’t have too much money, so we moved to a place that we could earn money, but it was so very dry there. I did not feel like I was home. There was no rain ever. It was not a safe place.”
Pink
“A color as sweet as a rose / A smell sweet as a lemon / A touch stronger than gold”
Life’s End
“As I ran and ran, with the wind blowing in my hair and the sand sticking to my wet feet, I was thinking of all the people and fights that I was leaving behind. A comfortable life where I didn’t have to go to school, or be tutored at home, would all be thrown away. This was going to be a new start to my life, and I had no idea where I was going.”
Spare Parts
“I am a boy named Oscar, an undocumented teenager, and my family is also not documented. And as I entered home after a “great” day at Cayden Bay Community High School, I saw a flyer about a URV competition, also known as an underwater robot contest, that could give you a scholarship at a technology college.”
The Friend Fight
“My best friend is named Annie. I met her in kindergarten, and she’s the best friend I could ever have. She’s funny, generous, and determined. Now, we’re in third grade. I walk into my classroom and take a seat at my desk. My teacher assigns partners for an art assignment that we’re doing. I cross my fingers, hoping that I get partnered with Annie.”
Trouble Doubles
“Once, in the house of Huncars, there were two identical twins named Emma and Sophia. One was interested in music, drawing, and relaxing, and the other was interested in soccer, basketball, and swimming.”
Nick and The Championship Soccer Game
“Nick was eight years old, and he loved to play soccer and was excited about the playoffs. He knew how to play his hardest because he was playing the stars. To win, Nick and his team had to practice a lot, so they were ready for the big game.”
Ghost Town
“Teddy got into his car and slammed the door super hard. It was only 8:30 AM, and so many things had already gone wrong. First of all, he got fired from his law firm. His boss was very unfair. At least, to Teddy, he was. But Teddy didn’t care. He just wanted to go home.”
Finding the Lost
“It was midnight and pitch dark. We had done many things before, but we had never done this. We went into the woods seeking adventure. Everyone said we were a bunch of punks. Even our parents. Me, Evan, Chris, and Mike loved hanging out. Even when we got in trouble. And we got in trouble a lot.”
Dreams
“It was a Saturday night, and I was going back home with my family. It was raining, and the road was slick when a big semi truck came around the bend, out of control! We slipped and hydroplaned as the truck was getting closer and closer to us. The truck was coming at a blazing speed. Then… smash.”
Presents! Presents! Presents!
“A sassy five-year-old girl walked into preschool on a cool winter day. It was the first day of December, and Sandy Mcgriffin was feeling confident. After all, she was perfect. Her pigtails were always done perfectly and rested on her back perfectly, she got anything she wanted, and she was the Queen Bee of the class.”
A Conversation
“Once upon a time, ther– / ‘Hey! Stop narrating. I can hear you.’ / As I was sayi– / ‘I said STOP!'”
Haikus
“It’s red, white and blue / These are the colors of us / Colors of our flag”
Ignored
“Rain pounded on the windows. Lightening flashed. Kara sat by the windowsill. Tears slid down her face. Her heart raced. Where was her dad? Then, she felt her phone buzz in her denim pocket.”
The Prophecy
“I awoke to the sounds of screeching, hollering, and cries of pain. For a second, I thought the cruel Lord Mao, the so-called Devil, had come to punish us. But when I looked out the window, I saw barbarians. Thousands of them were on the horizon!”
Summer
“Yay! School’s over, summer is here! / Time for camps, skateboarding on ramps, / Let’s go to the beach, and don’t get a leech!”
The Mysterious Tree
“Lilly and Anthony were twins who slept in the same room, and every night, their father would tell them a special story about the mysterious tree before they went to sleep. This is how it went.”
Friends Forever
“SUN : I hear Rain’s gonna flood the area! (SUN nudging WIND) Think you can stop it?”
The Mysteries of Clara
“Once, there was this fairy, and her name was Clara. She lived in a hollow tree, and she made her own house. She lived there with her brother, Jim. Clara and Jim lost their parents in a fairy train crash, and now, they had nobody to take care of them.”
The Squish
“It was a cold night, and everybody was snuggled in their moss dens, and suddenly, the ocean made a loud CLANG! Cries of surprise filled the camp, then suddenly, the ocean pack came to war.”
The Pumpkin Stories
“Once upon a time, there was a hill. Through summer, winter, and spring, it was an ordinary hill, but in the fall, pumpkins dug themselves out of the dirt and lived on the sides. When they did this, it was called Pumpkin City.”
TFTFTSTCML (The For the Friendless Texting Service That Changed My Life)
“My name is Maddison. People don’t usually think about names that often. People think names are not important. That is the biggest piece of green booger juice I have ever seen.”
The Cats, the Battle, and the Secret British Spies
“Once upon a time, there was a world of animals with no pollution, and everyone lived in peace. But as people got more advanced, we started polluting. There was a world that people could not see, but all the animals could. And a giant war between the animals started.”
The Mighty Warrior
“There were three weapons that were forged by the king of dragon warriors. He was invincible with the sword. He was so powerful that he was able to destroy a whole army with one strike on the ground. Two strikes, he destroyed 60 armies. And with nine strikes, he could destroy 90,007 armies.”
Swimming
“But as soon as she touched the water, she couldn’t figure out what to do. She’d seen how much fun everyone else was having and wasn’t thinking about what she was doing when she jumped in. Luckily, she jumped in the shallow end of the pool, so she didn’t drown. But she got so embarrassed that she ran all the way back to her home.”
Jane
“Jane lit the fire as she looked up at the mountain. Her family had been trying for years to get into the village. After they left their old village, they needed to find a new village. The village they were trying to live in had a list of people trying to get in.”
Sam
“One day, there was a cat named Sam who was black with white stripes. He could speak English and was not too dumb, but not too smart. Sam had a brother named Bob, and Sam wanted to get their favorite fish, flounder, for dinner for the both of them.”
Dinosaurs Come Back
“Once upon a time, on a very sunny day, a pigeon named Beirdo was going golfing. On his first try, he got a hole-in-four! Beirdo was so happy. He couldn’t believe he did so well on his first try! Suddenly, he heard a loud roar! Beirdo then used his good hearing to find out what made that noise!”
Cop and Bob
“Once upon a time, there was a three-star cop teaching safety lessons to a school. The kids didn’t listen to the cop because it was boring, and all he did was talk for two hours.”
Pollution Stoppers
“Pollution does not look pretty, if you do know what I am talking about, because it looks like a bunch of garbage and chemicals mixed together. It builds up with a smell of raw fish, chemicals, and the worst smell you could ever imagine.”
Bee’s Best Desire
“One day, a while ago, there was a small, small bee. That bee had one wish, to become the most beautiful bee in the history of living things. However, he needed to obtain a flower so divine that even humans wished they could have it too. On a silent November day, the bee set out for an adventure.”
The Girl Who Rode The Stuck Elevator
“Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother and her father. They lived in New York City. The father worked in the Empire State Building. So, one day, her mother sent the little girl to the Empire State Building to give her father his lunch.”
The Baby Panda Bear and Me
“First, there was a baby panda bear and me. I was at the Bronx Zoo on July 8th and saw a baby panda bear on the day of its adoption. The panda bear was a black and white yummy shish kabob, but I did not want to eat it. I wanted it as my pet.”
Quest for the Leaf
“Once there lived a beetle named Walter who was frustrated that he was ordinary. Every other beetle had different markings, like spots or stars, but all he had was plain, boring, white stripes. He wanted to make himself unique.”
Silent Dance
“SHYLA points for JOYCE to go left and ROSA to go right. / JOYCE and ROSA do so. / SHYLA steps back, shakes her head, and walks over to ROSA. / ROSA looks scared.”
The Ninth Tree
“Bert the bee was a very happy bee. Most bees would always worry about the honey needing to be made, and the conditions of the queen bee. Bert decided there was more to life than that.”
Ninja Fight
“Three hundred years ago, two ninjas got in a fight, one very dumb ninja and a smart and skilled ninja. The dumb ninja, who was named Mighty Sword, challenged the smart and skilled ninja, Legend Speed. The dumb ninja wanted to show Legend Speed that he was better.”
Sleeping Beauty (by the Evil Fairy)
“Once upon a time, there were a king and a queen. The queen was about to have a daughter, the princess. After a while, they had an ugly, spoiled daughter. They decided to have a christening for the princess, hoping that the fairies could change her.”
The Kangaroo
“Hello, my name is John Scott. Today we will be filming and studying one of Australia’s most famous animals, the kangaroos, with world famous nature and animal researcher, Noah Norris.”
Gem World
“In Sapphire City, there were only women, but they could still have babies. In the city, there was a mine called Saphria Mine. In Saphria Mine, you mined for sapphires. The sapphires weren’t out in the open, so you still had to mine for them. But the evil queen named Jewelia wanted all the sapphires for herself.”
Sophie
“Her lips were as red as candy, / The lake was as shiny as a stain glass window, / The water was as clear as a mirror”
King of the World
“When George got to school, he saw something that he had never seen before. It was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen. It was a girl. The most beautiful girl he’d ever seen. She had blonde, wavy hair and eyes that twinkled like the stars. She just walked past him.”
The Book of Man Bun
“One day in Washington, D.C., Mr. Man Bun, the man with eight sideways (∞) money, wanted to spend money, so he thought I’ll go buy useless items. But he already did that, so he said, ‘I’ll go to a tourist trap.’ But nope, he did that already too.”
Too Much Missing
“It was the kayaking trip that ruined everything. It had started out fine — together me and my best friend, June, eased into our life jackets, splashing each other playfully.”
The Portal Under the Couch
“‘We’re going to the beach all summer this year!’ said Mom. ‘Isn’t that exciting?’ ‘NO!!!’ I screamed. ‘There is an awesome summer camp that I’m finally old enough to go to this year! Me and Leah and Nick have been waiting to be old enough to go there since we heard about it when we were seven!!'”
Georgia’s Big Day
“Georgia, you shouldn’t be spending all your time just exploring in the wild! Just for that, I’ve asked Miss Divine to come over and teach you tea party manners! We’re going to a fancy party tonight, and you have to know all your tea party manners, and other manners as well.”
Cooking is Hard!
“Maggie went up to her room, but instead of doing her homework, she wrote and doodled about being a famous chef. She imagined being a big star. A meat chef, not a pastry chef. She doodled about being really famous and winning a lot of awards and getting to meet the president.”
Emotion Poems
“I feel very angry / Red’s the color of my face / I slam my door / I stomp my feet / Like a stubborn flea”
Today I Feel…
“Today is a rainy day and I feel sad / Tears like the rain fall from my eyes / More rain falls and more tears fall from my eyes”
Buttercup
“Hi, I am Buttercup the pig. I live on a farm, and I’m the only pig. I am so lonely, and I need some friends. All the other animals are cows and horses and chickens. They don’t want to be friends with me, because they’re friends with their own species.”
Bailey, Harley, and the Dead Bear
“BAILEY: Do you want to play outside? / HARLEY: Sure. / BAILEY: What do you want to play? / HARLEY: We could play basketball.”
Emotions
“Jazzy stormed into the rap studio angrily, waiting for her crew. She suddenly noticed a note sitting on her beat-up, full-of-pencil-marks desk.”
The Complicated Way
“I don’t know how to begin this action story, but I do know that it began in a strange place: Yale Law School. There was a strange man and an annoying, young girl. They were both 20 years old, and they somehow got mixed up with each other and found that nothing was going to be normal.”
Mason’s Escape
“‘One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.’ As soon as those words were uttered, generations were inspired to ask themselves one question: Is there life on other planets? The people were half right.”
Joe the Bird
“‘No! No! Please, no!’ said Wormy. ‘I’ll do anything! Don’t feed me to you!’ ‘Okay, me and Suali were considering enlisting in the bird army. We’re fighting against those horrid humans in Germany that are trying to make birds extinct. Could you take care of our dear Joe?'”
The Book With No Title
“Once upon a time, I was sleeping on a shelf. I would tell you my title, but I do not have one because the humans are lazy. That’s how the humans ruined my life. Other books made fun of me because I didn’t have a title.”
The Class Election
“Eight-year-old Sam sat in class listening to his teacher, Phillip, who said, ‘We are going to have a class election.’ The second that Phillip said that, Sam knew that he wanted to be elected. He thought of a speech and a reason to be elected.”
Josh and the Bully
“There was a boy named Josh. He was nine. He liked video games. He woke up to find that a new one came out! He was watching his favorite show when a commercial came up that said a new video game had come out called The Assault on Mars. He wanted it bad. He was jumping off his seat!”
A Mermaid’s Home
“Once upon a time, there was a half-mermaid named Linna. She desperately wanted to go see her parents in the ocean. But she was an orphan and lived on land with her adopted parents. She was born in a bubble with half-air, half-water, and when she breathed in, she became a half-mermaid and half-human.”
The Adventures of a Young Girl
“Once upon a time, there was a girl named Riley, and she went for a walk in the woods on her way home from school. After about ten minutes, she walked into a wire fence, stretching between two gigantic trees. At first, she thought, That’s funny, last time I was here, those trees were tiny!”
Mushrooms
“Sometimes, he played in the forest and looked for mushrooms to collect, but he heard that there was a kidnapper in the forest. He collected the mushrooms for no reason with his friend Bob, who just liked going to the forest. There were only squirrels in the forest, or at least that’s what he thought…”
Saving Yourself
“Gabi knew California would be terrible when she was on the plane, but she never imagined it like this. Gabi wanted a best friend more than anything, but her life made that impossible. She was new to South Middle and needed extra help in every subject. However, nobody gave it to her, so she was public enemy number one.”