Election Day
“As George Mudd sat back into his chair he was doubting his decision. Should I have let her in? Will something go wrong? Who is she? Is she going to hurt the candidates?”
Author Archives: Writopia LitMag
The Witch of Staten Island
“The soldier carefully put the blanket away, quietly walked out of the tiny haunted cabin, and followed the witch into the distance.”
Deal
“Winston was always being annoying. It was as if it were his full time job, if 15-year-olds had jobs.”
Searching for Home, Chapter 1
“Why was the dog here in the middle of a Trader Joe’s? I touched the dog gingerly. I loved dogs but, hey, you never know. The dog winced in pain. I realized it was covered in blood, but it wasn’t the dog’s blood. Next to the dog was a man, under the sink.”
A Different Life
“I try to do Charades. I pretend I am Margaret and I slip Margaret’s business card into my house to give my mom and Eric a note that I’m Kayla. Margaret does not understand. I try twelve more times and she still doesn’t get it.”
Fun Times
“It is time to feel the breeze of the seashore
It is flaming weather in the summer”
The Knight Walks Into the Moonlight
“The moonlight makes a wonderful spotlight.”
Hawaii Gone Bad
“Ali screamed. We struggled and struggled to get out, but it didn’t work. The material was too strong. Then it went dark.”
The Day That Jack Ran Away
“That night, John packed Jack’s things and put them in his car. In the morning, when Jack woke up, John gave him breakfast and told him to get in the car. Jack realized that John was driving out of town.”
The Contest
“Kalliope and I arrived first. Her usually colorful hair was black as night. She was wearing tall brown boots and a black dress. Dangling from her ears were long silver chains. She looked even more fearless and intimidating than usual.”
Jack’s Bakery
‘Jack asked Alex, “What was the reason you put a bakery right next to mine?”
“Because my parents don’t have any money, and I need money for their clothes, food and house.” Alex hung his head.’
An Intruder Mystery
“When we get to the first Mona, she looks like she is in her late twenties. She has long brown hair and is wearing all black. She is frowning. She looks like she is in a grumpy mood all the time.”
The Old Man and the Soda
“He had learned all the languages of the world, as he met customers that would climb up to the top and look at the volcano. His whole life he spent sitting at the soda stand. He had been sitting there since he was old enough to talk. He never attended school, never had friends, and never had a passport. He never left this area of 10 by 10 feet.”
Love for the Amazon
“I don’t know what I’m good for. Whenever I think about it, all I can settle on is writing.”
Two Sides of A Coin
“Two years have passed since his father was taken away. They hadn’t heard anything from him. It seemed like just yesterday that his father was taken away to Johan.”
The Stranger
“The two elderlies jumped from their cage floor and pounced on the villain at high speed. The villain didn’t expect the grandparents to be so quick and was knocked over in surprise. The villain muttered something under his breath and elbowed Grandmother in the solar plexus.”
The Mysterious Box
‘Katie asked Joe, “Now that we have the keys, how do we get inside with the guard there?”
This time, Joe was really worried. He didn’t know either.’
M.I.A.
“So I figured out that there was some problem with me, at least in Vinny’s eyes. I had no idea what was up. I took some time to think if I had done anything to upset him. I couldn’t think what was going on at ALL. I mean, I couldn’t think of anything bad that I did to Vinny recently. I needed to figure it out.”
The Bomb in the Building
“They are locked inside a metal room, no place to go, no windows, no light. There is nothing in the room except matches and a piece of paper with a random riddle. They need to work together to find the matches and the paper, and to solve the riddle before ten minutes is up.”
Tooth Fairy Trouble
“When she gets outside, she realizes that she needs glue for her car to put it back together. Her wings are not that strong, and they won’t be able to fly all the way back home. She goes back through the window, but for some reason, the girl’s room is already a mess.”
Change
“Linda came back on Tuesday, March 17th. She looked really different. She was wearing a simple skirt and top, not at all like the tube top she had been wearing when she left. She looked different without the useless makeup that had covered her face. Now, she had a light covering. She looked more grown-up.”
COP CHASE!!
‘“You know what she said?! You know what she said?!” said Kasten. “She said she had a revelation. She said that she knew I was a seeker. She knew I was seeking for Kateri and Andrew’s mother. She said, ‘You will find her again, but you might lose her forever.’”’
Aliens At Mars
‘“I’m telling you the truth, Noemie!!! One second Jack was there, the other he wasn’t not! And after he said his last word, ‘Help!’ I saw a trail of blood in the pipes!” said Jeany.
“Stop with your lies. He’s probably pulling another trick on you. And ‘help’ was not his last word. He’s my man,” said Noemie.’
Cookie Dough’s Adventures in the Bedroom
“Cookie Dough stopped bouncing. He turned around. There was a huge bear. Cookie Dough backed up. He was confused, but then he realized that it was a teddy bear. He snuggled up with the teddy bear and fell asleep.”
The Scary Night
“Okay, I’m home alone now, and weird things are happening already, and I’m already creeped out. All the lights went out. And something grabbed my foot and dragged me down the stairs.”
The Enchanted Clock
“When I said that, almost all the chocolate drained out, and we were just standing in a giant hole. We were all one foot away from the top.”
Hard Times with Luck, From Sarah’s Diary
“It’s 10:27. That’s because I was so nervous, so I waited a lot of extra minutes. So, first, I have to find his contact book, and then his phone, call the company, and talk in a deep voice!! I don’t know if this is a good idea now.”
The Adventure of Christian and the Ancient Tour Guide
“The ancient tour guide dropped lots of books on his head once when he didn’t participate, and that’s another reason why he got to be a better student, because it hurt him. Luckily, Christian had very puffy hair, so the books didn’t hurt him that much.”
The Weird Week
“She was 24. She saw a 24-year-old boy who was so so so handsome. She fainted. She woke up in her room. The boy was there, too. He drew “iwhaiuthrthodhdhdwhieR8yuuryueq8989387ry39owu34eywi8ur6” on the walls. But she was still in love.”
The Rise and Fall of Emily Dixons
“I was distraught by her stress ball. I was getting my anger out. I squeezed, and squeezed, and soon, in a matter of time, the stress ball popped open, the white foam oozing out into my hand, onto the floor into a big puddle. The guidance counselor told me to leave right after that.”
Pointy
“He had arms and legs, so he could drive. The thing was, he hadn’t passed the driving test, so he was zig-zagging down the bicycle road. Luckily, nobody saw him except a bicyclist.”
The Weird Potion
‘Chris stuck the knife out from his belt and said, “Are you lying ?” The room seemed to get hotter every time they breathed in air.’
Terry the Donut
“When we got to the castle, we snuck around to the back door where Pete knew there was a secret entrance. He’d been to the castle many times before because he helped make it back when he was friends with the popsicles. But first, we had to say a password.”
Harry Potter
“Among two friends
A friendship that doesn’t have ends”
Lost/The Lucky Quarter
“One day, Cameron went into the forest to deliver some presents and goods to their sickly grandmother, but on the way back, Cameron forgot her map at Grandmother’s house. She raced back, but got so lost on the way, she couldn’t find her way back home.”
Dessert Disaster
“I felt really bad for Sofia and Leora. That storytelling magic is the most powerful magic for a Narrator to achieve. If only I could do it.”
Nacho Cheese for President
“At the election, Nacho Cheese had met his rival candidates: Eve Vil, Violet Blick, and Camilia Higgins. Violet Blick’s cover as an adult was blown, and she was eliminated. It turned out Blick was a child when her stilts and makeup were gone.”
The Great Lunchbox Mystery
“Leigh accidentally wobbled and pressed a red button on the floor. The whole room was about to explode. It exploded, all right, but with human stuff. A bed, clothing, a bathroom, and a rug appeared. Leigh ran all the way to the end of the room and tucked himself into a ball. And all of a sudden, he could fly.”
What Are the Chances?
“The woven-rope carpet seemed to cut against her feet as she thought of her wasted thirteen years of keeping her nose in a book instead of going outside, or playing soccer or even just going on her front lawn.”
The One-Dollar Bill
“I jumped out of his reach to where Buck, Washington, and Sasha were. I saw them folding themselves as small as they could and squeezing themselves into the buttons. I was the one that got folded the most and I fit the smallest. The bank manager looked towards the buttons, but he didn’t see us. He just pushed one. That was the one that Buck was in. Buck zoomed back with the button.”
The Big Cat Adventure
“As they were walking down the street, they saw the same man that they saw every day in the candy store talking to the merchant. But as they were crossing the street, they saw the same man in neater clothes. They also heard people saying that he was the richest man in the city. Kimberly and Justice were so confused.”
Days on Pages
“When school was out, Owen couldn’t wait to write in a journal. He ran home and got all the money he had from his piggy bank, ran to Staplers, bought an orange journal with a squiggly line pattern for $7.86, and then ran back home and started to write.”
Under the Skin
“I was told that the school was named Excalibur. That was a pretty weird name. There were also pretty weird characters here. The students were bringing unusual looking animals in through the school gates.”
Tales of a Toad
“I decided to try some of the birdseed to see if it tasted anything like snails. So if your Owner gets birdseed, heed my strong advice: DO NOT TRY TO EAT IT!!! Seriously though, birdseed is even worse than grapes.”
The Peacock
“But there is one animal more proud,
More pompous, mean, and rude.
It lives on social media.
It has an attitude.”
Football Players
“He’s horrible at running
He can’t throw a pass”
Summer
“Scorching weather.
I glance at the blue summer sky with cotton candy clouds.
It’s time for a hot day down at the beach.”
Ah Ha Moment
“Hi, I am Will. I am the first male cheerleader at U.C.L.A.”
My City
“You rode the F train to work
You walked the streets
Of the city that never sleeps”
Going
“Going up, going down, always moving up or down,
then you learned sideways, and then you
learned right and left”
A TV Detective
“There once was a detective who lived in multiple places, but today he was living in a castle.”
Super Powers
“Athena took off like a bullet. Beatrice tried to catch up, but it was no use. She continued to run until she saw the finish line. All the kids gasped. Athena blushed. Beatrice finally came back, red-faced and angry.”
The Dead Chicken
“The chicken lies like a blob alone on the ground”
The Foxes’ War
“One late November morning, after catching a rabbit, Bramble trotted into a hollow log so she could eat it alone. She started to get tired, and fell asleep. When she woke up, she heard a gunshot and a human yelling ‘Fox!'”
Middle School, My Terrible Luck
“Today was my first day of middle school, and if you’re poor, living in the projects, that means it’s the worst day ever. My mom didn’t understand that I, Sophie, plus ‘poor’ and ‘middle school’ equalled ‘bad.'”
Shakespeare Speech
“What flaw do you see in I, Helena?
My complexion is as fair as Hermia,
and my voice as sweet as a nightingale.”
Childhood
“I am two years old.
Inside the car is dark.
My mom turns on the lights.”
The New Dentist (Part II)
“‘Mom, why do we have to get braces?!’ I yell at her. I am not happy at all.”
Zoe
“One day, Zoe asked her parents if she could go see the wizards. They said “Yes” and asked her if they could go along.”
Gummies in Times
“Once upon a time, there was a world full of candy. It was currently a Saturday night, and all the candies were coming together for a party, as they always did on Saturday nights.”
The New Dentist (Part I)
“I’ll code after I do my homework. My mom always says do your homework before you code. Today’s different. I have to go to the dentist. I hate the dentist.”
The One and the Best Girl: Books IV and V
“Hi! My name is Daisy. If you watched my other stories, I moved to NYC but I wanted to hang with my grandpa (Papa), so my mom and dad said that for the summer I can stay with my papa! Papa lives near Pompeii.”
Beauty in the Fields
“Walking around the field of flowers, I see the beauty
lies in everything that I don’t see.”
The Peculiar Elephant
“Once, there was a weird elephant. He had a long, smooth nose, which was gray, just like other elephants. But the weird thing was he also had butterfly ears!”
Treemania
“All the sailors excitedly peered over the edge of the ship. Behold! Before them was an island, and on it was the biggest tree they had ever seen. It took up the whole island! And perched on top of that tree was a giant treehouse!”
Louie
“Louie, a fluffy, white Maltese with his tongue always sticking out, was having a nice nap in his room on the S.S.L. cruise ship. He liked the beds even though the boat rocked a lot.”
Unordinary
“When I walked home, I noticed that there were advertisements everywhere, but that was not the only thing that was strange. For the first time ever, I realized I couldn’t read any of them right. The words had shifted into this other language I didn’t understand.”
Untitled
“The curtains close. The only different item is an apple on the bed. The dwarfs are armed with pickaxes.”
Missing
“Last seen at Harry’s All You Can Eat Buffet, sixteen-year-old Julian Splitz, from Daily Makeup Tutorial dot com, has gone missing.”
The Magic Flower
“Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Laura. Laura’s favorite thing was chocolate. But her second favorite thing was flowers. Pretty, nice-smelling flowers. She just loved to pick flowers, and to play with flowers. And when they died, she even made a funeral for flowers. Now, enough about what Laura’s favorite things are. Let’s get to the story.”
The Fight
“If you are my friend, it requires getting me whatever I want, which really means getting me Starbucks, and if you do that then that means that you won’t get paid, and if you fail one of those tasks you will NEVER be my friend.”
Zachary and All of His Adventures
“As they went down in the water, a slimy seaweed hooked around Zachary’s foot, which made Josh tumble off of Zach’s back and made them to go deeper in the water. They tried to get out the water and swim up to the shore, but they noticed their bodies going into this hole.”
The Thief
“One morning, I wake up. I go to get dressed. When I open my closet door, a guy wearing black jumps out of my closet with a gun! I am so surprised. I don’t know why he is in in my room, but I have no time to think of that.”
Awkward Family Reunions
“Time after time, day after day, people have family reunions. I don’t think anyone really likes them that much. Well, at least, I don’t. So why do we have them? They’re so awkward. We ask our parents countless times, ‘Why are they so important? Do we have to go?’ and honestly, they don’t give a good enough reason for me.”
Lonely
“I run through a forest
Of memories and
I see you there”
Butterfly Away
“It’s the relay carnival and six teams
Are lined up on the side of the pool
The announcer pushes the button”
Emoji Sisters
“Is dinner ready, Mom? Maybe we could go to the backyard and do the tradition that Dad did with us? I haven’t done it since Dad died in the car crash.”
The Missing Parrot
“On a very beautiful day, Joelle went to the zoo in New York City. She walked around the zoo. She looked around, and there were elephants and rhinos and lions. She found a crowd around a parrot, who was named Chit Chat because it always talked.”
Dramatic Fall: The Dramatic Story of When George Washington Went Skiing
“It was December 25th, 1776, when George Washington buckled his boots and slid his feet into place on the dreaded wooden skis. ‘I can do this,’ he said to himself, nervously, before hopping onto the oncoming lift.”
Fred the Penguin
“Fred lived in the North Pole. He was the best penguin at ice skating. He loved to ice skate. He ice skated with other penguins, and the other ones kept falling, but Fred didn’t. They were jealous of Fred.”
The Smartest Gingerbread Man Runs the Marathon
“You’ve heard the other stories, I bet. Somebody makes a gingerbread man, he runs away, and 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.”
The Poison Hotdog
“Next in line for a hotdog, oh and just a reminder: one of these hotdogs is poisoned. As if I care, though…”
E.V.I.L. Chronicles: The Opponent
“So, Your Honor… This creep here has exploded one of our best museums, traumatized millions of kids going to a summer camp called Writopia, committed serious fashion crimes, and can not decide whether he is from New Jersey or Fire Island!”
Animal Story
“Once, there was a cat named Lovey Dove. She had a nickname that she hated. All the animals called her Lola Love, her nickname. She had to get rid of it.”
Sunflowers
‘“Want to be friends with us?” the new sunflowers asked the caterpillars.
“We want to eat you! Are you new or old?” the caterpillars asked the new sunflowers.
“We’re new! So don’t eat us!” they replied.’
Knight of the Chalice
“Once upon a time, in the land of Jesteria, a wise king ruled over his country with his daughter, a vain princess. He needed to find a suitable husband for her, but no one dared come near her for her vain nature.”
Linsay the Dragon’s Adventures in Fairyland, Part 1: The Only Dragon Left in the World
“A long time ago, before your great-great-great-great-great-grandparents were born, there were millions and millions of dragons on our planet. Some liked humans; some did not.”
A Jail Play
“I have a plan. A plan to break out of jail and rob a bank. Trust me, I’ve done this a thousand times. It will be fine… We won’t get in trouble.”
Rainbow’s Adventure
“Rainbow wants to go back to the real Amazon jungle, but he can’t fly because the keepers of Jungle Island cut his wings so he can’t fly where he wants to. So, he calls his friend who lives in the jungle using his bird telepathy, to come over and pick him up.”
Baltimore Kitty
“The first thing I remember is my mother licking me. I can’t see her, but I know it is her. I can hear voices too. Human voices that, at first, trouble me. But then, my mother somehow reassures me that everything is fine.”
The Blood Bone
“One sunny spring day, I was in my house with my older brother, Kevin, and my mom, Tally. Kevin and I are huge Lego fans. We have a massive Lego room in our basement, and we get Lego sets every week.”
Finding the Gray
“Maggie Lexing was bursting with excitement as she ran through the front doors of her house. From 3:15 to 4:30, her three younger sisters went to soccer practice, and her father was at work, so Maggie had time with her mother without anyone else at home.”
Gem Stones
“Green aqua
Turquoise but hard as a rock”
Mitten’s Story
“Hello, my name is Mittens. I once was a cat who lived in the streets, but somehow I got to live in a house with fancy and delicious cat food. It was just such a miracle for me. There is one problem — the problem is the big Golden Retriever dog named Billy.”
A Tall Disaster
“Hi, my name is Jack, and I am the world’s tallest person ever. I am 2,000 feet tall. I live in L.A., and I need magical powers. The world will be awesome if I get these powers. I mean awesome!!”
The Boy Who Discovered Life
“Once, there was a boy named Peter. He was a classic seven-year-old who lived in NYC. Peter liked his life, but thought it could be better. And for that, he had a dream. A dream to find a new life not on planet Earth!”
The Star, the Heart, and the Flag
‘“The rats will destroy the rabbit then.” He turned to me. “I thought it was the other way around.” It seemed like a very vague statement to anyone else, but to me it made perfect sense to me, and it hurt me to my core.’
The Mysterious Monster
‘“So why did you ask me to come here?” Tiny asked.
The monster stood quiet for a moment. “Because I need you to stay here with me.”
“What? WHY?”
“Because if you go home, then you will be saying that you have seen a monster, and they will capture me, and I will die,” said the big monster.’
Forever in My Heart
“Jack was a boy living a life all alone on an island. It was so very sad. He was a boy whose parents had been abducted and killed.”
The Suitcase in the Library
“Everyone was running around the library looking for the suitcase. The only person not in the commotion was Lily, since she could already see it.”
The Middle
“All this time, I thought I was the only one who had horrible days. But my whole family never had a perfect day. Who cared about having a perfect day? I had my family.”
Spat’s Big Adventure
“Spat wanted to be used to make a cake, but before that ever happened, she had to get past the meat warriors. The meat warriors were all different types of meat, like pig, steak, and filet mignon. Something about Spat was telling her that she could never get out of the refrigerator, but she knew that she could, and she was not afraid of the meat warriors.”
Yellow Fever
“I wake up to screaming and realize that the screams are mine. I remember what I was dreaming about. I was standing in front of my Dad and watching him die, but I couldn’t help him.”
What Happened to the Candy Shop?
“Finally, a new doll, named Joseph, came and took over the throne. And ever since, King Evil has never been seen and the candy shop got rebuilt.”
Emma
“I want to go to the competition, because I know this year we’ll win, but if I don’t go, and we still win, I feel like I won’t have done anything because I won’t have participated in it.”
Man’s Best Friend
“It is important to have human relationships too, so that you can connect with other people just like you, and not just shy away from the outside world. Additionally, humans can speak to their friends in an easier way to understand, unlike a dog’s barking and yipping at you.”
Butterfly Madness
“The butterfly map said walk 13 feet and dig three feet down. Five minutes later, he found a box so he decided to open it. Inside there was a whole lot of gold. He was so excited to show his mom.”
Piano Lessons
“On the day of the performance, Lucy was very scared and excited.
While Lucy was playing the piano in the performance, she didn’t make any mistakes.
At the end of the performance, Lucy was very proud of herself.”
Inspired by Monet
“Pretty lily pads
Not bad
Simple bridge
Not rich”
One Day 3 Million Trillion People Died
“As we climbed the mountain, three people died with no peace, and I saw blood and only blood. Then I got hit by an avalanche and I got tumbled around a lot, but I escaped.”
My Move
“I was sewing a scarf. I stopped sewing and went to check what Lexi was doing. Lexi was sewing mittens.”
A Second Chance
“Chelsea and Maddie went to the backyard of Chelsea’s home and practiced. Then they found out that the Olympics was in four days and they wanted to practice; but first they thought about each other and they thought it was nice to be friends. Then they hugged each other and then they went to work.”
Atlas
“We have also cured thousands of soldiers from wounds, poisons, and a deadly type of illness that will burn you alive. Ten years later, Atlas asked me to join the spies that go around bustling cities trying to find homeless children about at least ten years old, and I said yes. So my sister became a doctor and I became a spy.”
The Necklace Chase
“Sadie was watching this whole entire thing. Sadie saw Aliza running away with my necklace. In the bathroom I could hear Sadie telling Aliza to stop running away with my necklace. When I was finished with my business Sadie said, ‘Hurry Claire, we have to catch her!’ Sadie and I started running after her.”
Ice Cream Is Great
“going to Ben and Jerry’s
with my dad
me and him
laughing”
The Banana’s Life Change
“Then I went outside to check out the grunting noises. There was a massive donut eating my stick and saying, ‘BANANA WILL DIE! BANANA WILL DIE!’ This is how it looked: it was really hairy and had FANGS!”
Kitties
“I like it when you give me belly rubs because my
Belly has bugs. When you splash me with water
I may scratch your daughter.”
Tim and Spud
“Dad’s plan:
-Cross the border to Mexico
-If anyone finds out, go to Cuba
-If anyone finds out, go south”
Rain
“Gray clouds circle above my head
The sky rumbles and the specks hitting my face
turn to golf balls”
Just a Girl, Part 1
Queen Zarfina, dead??? It can’t be. I pinch myself on the arm and blink. Nope, the headline’s the same. It was no secret that she had killed her sister Maria to be queen. Everybody thought that she would do whatever it takes to stay queen. She has dozens of the best doctors in the world working tirelessly in her research labs. But I guess karma has caught up to her.
The Drum Set
“Time stopped. Everyone around him stopped, even his uncle. The drums stopped. Something weird happened to his mind. It started to hurt. And he saw a picture. Then he thought, maybe it could be the future. He was like, ‘Why is everything frozen? Wait a second. Everything’s frozen! That’s awesome!’”
The Revolution
“The one thing he could see was a giant fist coming at him, and the next thing, darkness. When he woke up, the first thing that he did was rub the grogginess out of his eyes. It was a little blurry, but he could still make out that he was in a dark room with a giant figure looming over him.”
The Wedding
“That morning, I got up early. I was ready to fight back. I knew the minute Joseph wakes up, he heads straight to a fridge to help himself to a beer. So I decided to pour oil right in front of the fridge.”
Spring
“The leaves are green.
The leaves come from trees.
Swish, swish, swish.”
Star, My Doll
“When I go to sleep I go to sleep
with my little Star
that cuddles me tight with love and joy.”
The Titanic
“Bob took his axe and chopped some wood off the Titanic, so they could make a lifeboat. They quickly made it. They got some paddles, and they lifted it off. Then they jumped in it.”
Alexander Percy Lawrence Peter Henry Winkharp’s Cellar Peddlers (Excerpt)
“So out and onto the roughly paved streets went he, out went the man with a heart as soft as silk and as big as an elephant. Out as a hero he would go when he was set to save the world, a feat which there is little doubt that Alexander achieved throughout his life.”
Tornado Boy
“Back to the book: it was all ripped up, and the title was Bressling. The pages were dark, the words were light. You could tell it was a very old book. One day, during recess, Elvis was reading this book. He said that he liked this book. I sat next to him, reading my own book. Suddenly, a tornado came out of the book and sucked Elvis in.”
Thanksgiving Turkey
“I have to come up with a plan to get out of the farm before the horrible day, Thanksgiving. I spent all night thinking of a plan to get out of the farm. Finally, after a long time I come up with an amazing plan….”
Ogre and Sophie and Most of All Sophia
“The ogre was singing a song about loneliness and love and how she wanted to have friends. She was playing the cello.
‘Oh, how I wish I had friends, but I’m so ugly to the end. Oh, how I wish I had love, but I sigh and and eat a dove.’”
The Ice Cream Monster
“All of the teammates went inside the shop and the ice cream monster was inside. The teammate shoot the ice cream monster with a lot of ice cream and ice. It caused him to vomit ice cream. It caused him to have a broken eye and slime was going over him.”
The Adventures of Digger and Scrappy
“The two girls came over to their pen and said, “I want those two!” Digger and Scrappy were so happy. The girls took them out of the pen and picked them up. Then their dad paid for the dogs, and they went to the car.”
My Life
“In the orphanage, my life feels a video game, with someone outside the machine controlling every move I make. When the video game gets too old or out of order, I will get out. The video game of life. Obstacles here and there popping up in my face. I wish I was like someone not in an orphanage, someone who has a perfect life.”
loser.com
“Donald Trump said, ‘You’re so fat that when you got locked in Sleepy’s, you had to sleep on the floor.’
Peaches said, ‘Shut up. Bye.’”
US.
“We Are
Totally
Unbelievably
Crazily
Awesomely”
Dream Country
“Invisible blobs
Colorful as pansies
Visible only to a giant’s ears”
Untitled
“I then felt a pang of familiarity that disappeared as fast as it came. When the little girl ran into the small cabin the whole vision flickered into a dark, cloudy scene with demon-like arrows flying into people’s hearts, but then the beautiful landscape came back.”
Lost Kids
“ALAN: Don’t tell anybody, okay?
JACK: Okay, I promise.
ALAN: [whispers] I. Have. D-Y-S-L-E-X-I-A.”
Never Betray Someone
“She betrayed me. She was no longer my friend.”
A Vehicle That Can Fly: The War Against Syria
“It was daytime and kind of windy. I started to run low on gas. There was still one plane next to me who didn’t believe that I had stopped daydreaming, so it passed over a tiny bit of his gas to me. I went as high as I could. I got frozen. I couldn’t control what I was doing.”
Candy
“Candy is sweet like
a cinnamon bun.”
The Sun
“The sun is bright like a spotlight.
As hot as a
flame of fire.”
Bubbles
“Bubbles fly
up
up
up”
Happy
“An ice cream wonderland outside your window.
A 10 layer cake on your bed.”
Sunshine
“Space dark earth’s
Sun.
Odd little”
Wonder
“Cheerful gaze
The tree
Wonder”
Thinking
“Flew last night
Astonishing laughter
Picture”
Opposites
“Excitement
Dangerously sparkling
Morning nighttime.”
Flowers
“Happy flowers corner.
Brick wall pockets.
Earth.”
The Wind
“The Wind
dances on the clouds
and stars with joy.”
Masters of the Universe (Excerpt)
“He suddenly picked up the boys, flew out the window, and into the sky. Of course, the three kids were screaming. Mr. Goodman flew them to a giant city with massive skyscrapers, but it didn’t look like any city the boys had seen before, and since they traveled a lot, they’d seen every single city in the U.S.”
Creme Brulee
“Scene 1
In a dark room with trash all over the floor.
JAKE is right outside the window of the dark room. He’s standing protectively outside of the house, so the BAKERS don’t enter.”
Trees
“When I think of the branches,
I think of the trunk
That holds the tree up
Straight and true.”
Riding A Pug
“A bat came flying in the room!
(I shouldn’t have lived so close to the dugout.)
The flower was in bloom.”
The One and the Best Girl: Book III
Chapter One: Shopkins Hi, my name is Daisy and I am ten years old. I have one Shopkins toy. My sister is only a year old and has twenty eight Shopkins. This is not […]
The One and the Best Girl: Book II
Chapter One Hi, my name is Daisy. My sister’s name is Chloe. My dog’s name is Olivia. We have a playhouse that we like to hang out in. You need to put a cover […]
The One and the Best Girl: Book I
“It was 9:45 A.M. Daisy didn’t go to school – instead, at 10:30, she went to the hospital to visit her new baby sister.”
Pure Blonde
“I ‘ruined’ our family. Our family wasn’t pure anymore because of me. The Moreno. At first when I came to understand what I was, I was ashamed and never showed my face to anyone. But now I had changed. I didn’t really care anymore because I’d adjusted to their cruelty. I was used to it by now.”
Song of the Wolves
“I opened my mouth and let out a still note that echoed across the valley. I stopped and heard a wolf let out the same note. I started to sing the stories our ancestral people told us about the wolves, as the elders said. I sang songs of wishing for peace and forever bonding with the magnificent creatures.”
Pete the Pirate Cat and Charlotte
“When she first saw Pete, she immediately knew she wanted to marry him. She was very nervous because no one had ever seemed interested enough to ask for her hand, let alone even ask her out on a date. Charlotte was about to say yes, when suddenly a giant bear came out of nowhere.”
The Secret Case File of Donald Trump
“’If you ever lose an election, the world will come to an end and everyone will be alerted it was you.’”
Sucked In
“There’s a zap, then a world forms around me.
‘Where are we?’ my sister asks.”
The Terrrerian
“Once upon a time, there was a terrrerian that consumed stars. The terrrerian consumed stars by piling dirt up until he was at the stars. Then, he ate the stars after they fell from the sky.”
Unikitty in Big Letters
“This line I must rhyme
Unikitties are awesome
They can be good or commit crimes”
Through the Woods (Excerpt)
“Pat glanced at her and smiled grimly. Suddenly, a noise in the bushes startled the both of them. They swung around to see a swaying light emerging from the clearing. Pat quickly grabbed his gun from the mossy earth and aimed it toward the noise.”
Who Made the Rockets?
“One day at Pretty Princess Castle…”
Birds
“I laughed for what seemed the hundredth time,
And I ran towards them for a game of tag,
Where they took off.”
Haunted House
“The monsters said, ‘Ew, I don’t like this world, it’s too nice!’
They went in the time machine again. They went to Evil Place. There was goo and webs and slime everywhere. The monsters loved it.”
Battle of Revenge II: Traitors
“Then, Lord Robber would look through the little screen, move his little joystick until the little mark was over the right place, and click the button that said FIRE. And then the giant laser beam would melt his enemies and he would defeat them once and for all.”
I Can’t Remember the Last Time I Used a Tissue
“I was walking to the market to get medicine and a box of tissues, when I saw my neighbor in her yard. She was watering a Venus fly trap. It leapt out, and its head grabbed mine and swallowed me whole.”
My Home
“My kitchen has my knives and dishes and pots for cooking and eating,
I can cook for hours,
I hear the wind and I bake.”
Camp River
“The time: 5:00 PM. And it was already pitch black outside. But I had multiple things to do. Get back to the cabin, get dressed, get to dinner on time, which was at 6:30, and then try to make an impression on Sophie, the girl I liked at the camp who was going to be dancing at 7:45. But I put all those worries aside and focused on the cool breeze. The air slapping my cheeks as I drove the motorboat.”
Kitty Ranchero’s Adventures
“They ran out of the scary house. Outside they saw an evil king, who looked really ugly with a weird, small, stinky palm tree growing on his head. He was hovering over Perry, who laid in the grass. The evil king had big muscles and he was holding a knife to Perry’s throat.”
Diary of a Rebel
“I got to the big mall with its enormous glass doors and its brick building. When I got there I closed my eyes and prayed that I wouldn’t go crazy. But I did.”
Trent Pearson: The Lightning Man
“Part of me didn’t trust him, but I might as well agree, Mr. Momo was going to kill us anyway. When I looked over his shoulder, Max was (stupidly) sneaking up to Mr. Momo for the kill, but the insane kid got intercepted by a kick in the stomach by the ex-principal.”
The Facts I Learned About Jupiter
“Calling All Kids! Here Are Some Facts About Jupiter You Need To Read!
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Milky Way. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. Jupiter was named after the king of the Roman gods.”
Immigration
“Illegal immigrants who escape from Mexico to find a better life in the U.S. shouldn’t be kicked out of the country just for crossing the border. The majority of illegal immigrants are not harmful to society; rather, they get jobs and work hard. Some illegal immigrants commit crimes, but so do some citizens of the U.S.”
Hummingbird
“A little hummingbird whizzes past,
seeming to say hi.”
The Town of Randomness
“Out of the blue, an enormous, blue-green, earsplitting UFO crashed into my house sending metal and Astro-Glass, which is a combination of glass and iron, everywhere.”
The Big Crystal
“What Sugar wanted most in the world was someone to show her attention. She thought and thought about how she could get an owner.”
A Day at Work
“10:00 AM the following day: I’m here at my mom’s office. The ride was like a roller coaster. I got really sick in the car and almost threw up over my clothes.”
The Subway Tragedy
“People tried to call 911, family, police, but there was no wifi. The driver was dead and his walkie-talkie was broken.
We were stuck.
We had to walk.
And I wanted to survive.”
The First Adventure of the Two Cats
“Let’s see if we can get some fish.”
The Amazing Adventure of Bob
“He doesn’t think he can do this alone. Later, he sees some aliens on planet, Boomshot.”
I Never Wanted a Coffee Shop
“The first time I made a coffee, the customer asked for half the amount of sugar. I put way more than half the amount, and he spit it out and said he thought it was disgusting. But then, when I made the same coffee for another customer, she loved it and said she would come every day. The line eventually got bigger.”
Omar’s Great Adventure
“Omar felt so scared. In his head, he thought, What if the guy at the bank says no? Then he’d die for nothing. He agreed to the deal, because he didn’t think he has a choice. Then, Omar ran away.”
Moon Shadows
Sometimes we fall asleep under the stars,
“Because we are not ready to be ordinary.
We’re extraordinary.
As for the moment, at least.”
How a Snowflake Came to Life
“This snowflake came to life, and found a very pretty wife.”
My First Year of Middle School
“‘Honey you’re running late!!!’ I hear my Mom call from the kitchen. I grab a piece of toast and get on to the bus. I am not looking forward to the first day of school without Julie.”
How Burritos Came To Be
“‘How dare you try and disturb my marvelous taco shells! You may not touch my taco shells! You may not eat my taco shells! You may not even look at them! Now, shoo! Begone with you!'”
Prince Almando
“‘I am not a child,’ Almando declared. ‘I would like to no longer be called ‘my dear boy.’”
The Life Cycle
“If you let me have a little sister, I’ll get a job and you could have a thousand dollars!”
Mom’s Story Book
“‘Yoda,’ the voice said again.
‘Dreaming I am not,’ said Yoda.
‘Yoda, be a rocker.’
‘Be a rocker I will,’ said Yoda.”
The Fire Prince
“There, standing at the door, grinning the evilest, wickedest, grin ever. His dark hair was matted by sweat and revenge, his beard half shaved, and a giant scar running straight down his face. ‘Nice to see you again… brother!’”
The Video Game
“They took all the pieces that Adam got from the junkyard. His grandpa went to the backyard and dragged the pieces to the backyard in a wagon. They got a screwdriver and a drill and a hammer and a lot of nails. And they started to build the machine.”
The Lonely Glimmer of the Moon
“She hums a lullaby for the people to drift off to sleep,
into the world of dreams.
Where the world’s sins and rainy days are forgotten,
where there is a new glimmer of hope for each and every one of us.”
The Night of the Pug Banshee
“’Awww, she is so cute,’ Barney said. Little did Barney, Barney, and Barney know that she would start a war.”
Becky’s Diary
“They were weird, and Becky rushed over to get her diary, but then one of the friends came and ripped the page out.
‘Here’s your stupid diary,’ he said.
Sarah and her friends walked away.”
The Turning Point
“A few days ago, there was a person coming to babysit Cameron’s little sister and when Cameron came back home, she was gone.
The first few days, Cameron’s family had no idea who took her, but the day after, they saw a video of their babysitter putting a fist at his 5-year-old sister.”
Rose Red
“And as soon as it arrives,
it disappears just like that.
Rose red…
is the last to leave.”
A Rough Current
“’Whatever, let him stay,’ I heard Billy say. Relief flowed through me. He was my friend! ‘We can choose some other seats.’
As they walked away, Billy leaned over and whispered, ‘You owe me one, remember that.'”
The Ultimate Paintball Match
Then Patrick Kane made a bet for 1 billion dollars on a paintball match. He had beat Brock Lesnar, Reigns, and Atwood. However, although Atwood said he was on one team, he was actually on the other: the team with Kane and Toews.
Star Gazer (Excerpt)
“’Day One, complete. Over,’ I said into the radio. I was about to lay down in bed when Ainsley came over. I bet it wasn’t to wish me goodnight.
‘You’re looking… lovely,’ she said with distaste.”
The Boy, the Woman, and the Forest
“The boy bursted into tears, and collapsed on the ground, defeat weighing down on his shoulders. I rushed to his side, and wrapped my arms around him, feining sorrow. But inside, I was really rejoicing! This boy, this child, his suffering was caused by his family, and I doubt he’ll want to go back to that!”
Odysseus and the Cyclops
“ODYSSEUS
My name is Nobody.
CYCLOPS
Nice name. My gift for you is that you will be eaten last.
(Falls asleep, snores loudly)”
Far Past Is An Unknown Thing
“As soon as I turned around, I see them surrounding me. I was thrown into the flames with everyone else. I didn’t care that I was dying. I had hope. Someone will find it.”
Fawn
“Without thinking, Fawn rammed into Abigail, knocking her into a bush out of the monster’s path. After that, he sprinted towards the bush to help Abigail.”
Flight Adventure
“You could say I never went to school much. My dad owned a mechanics shop and would fix cars. Everyday, I would sneak up and take parts for my super secret project.”
Marker the Marker
“Marker really wanted to draw on a piece of paper, but there was a rock in the way. Marker called for all of his friends to come and help him.”
And His Name is John Cena
“He gets eaten by a tissue box. He punches it though. He gets captured by Steph Curry with Kevin Durant. Their mastermind is Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.”
The Trip
“I knew I was I going to get into trouble, so I didn’t make a sound. I felt like a maniac. Why didn’t I just say a plain, old lie? But I felt sooo good saying the truth – as good as it would feel to go on the trip to D.C.”
The Scary Mystery: Chapter One
“Matt wasn’t expecting that kind of reaction from a huge dragon but it did happen. Now Matt’s sole objective was to get the key, save his friends, and go home before he was grounded for life.”
Buzzer’s Adventure
“The bee was worried, and desperately wanted to get out. He noticed that the creatures surrounding him were not bees at all. They were big, scary, and slimy monsters!”
The Art Thief
“’Robbery! Robbery!’ a voice screamed from the hallway. ‘Someone has stolen my masterpiece!’ De’Livito yelled, worry on his face. ‘How will I ever find it?’”
Pink Is Pretty
“At high school prom, Pink wanted to go with Red, but Red said he was busy. So Pink went to prom with Blue. At the prom, she looked over to see what Purple was doing. Purple walked over to Red and started dancing.”
Press One at the Tone
“The beacon was also an entrance to his ‘office,’ as he liked to call it. It was more than his office, it was his home. Then he waited for the scavenger to come. With him, the stranger’s dream team would be complete.”
A Strange Day at Writopia
“‘Phantom, phantom, come out, come out wherever you are. Please leave us alone.
We just want to write,’ said Abby.”
Caribbean Adventure
“After what felt like ten hours, when I lied on my back to try and do the backstroke, I found an abandoned row boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.”
Pandora the Detective: How It All Began
“When Pandora woke up, she had no idea where she was. She was still in a bag. Then she realized that she had been kidnapped.”
Another Peculiar Predicament
“The steel, which seemed so thick, was now flattened by a piece of wood. My once wonderful home now looked like a garbage dump, with broken furniture, glass shards, and silver ball strewn all over large estate. Everything I had vanished in an instant.”
Madison and Mousey
“Madison was a great hero. She saved me. Okay, please, if you wait a second, I will tell you the story.”
My Life as a Dog
“Not too long ago, she was the little girl of the family who tried to make me eat flowers because she hated me! I ran away that time. Now, I can’t run so well anymore. I get up and try to get my beat-up monkey that I named Robert. Seeing me struggle, Jess puts down her book and grabs Robert.”
The Mermaid Who Stole a Diamond
“The moment Pearl saw the diamond she wanted it, but the diamond was being guarded very securely. There were two guards, four bars, and an alarm. If Pearl tried to get the diamond, she would be caught for sure.”
Element of Silver (Excerpt)
“’Maggie Archer? No wonder. You do look like them, even after all these years,’ the man muttered.
‘Who do I look like? What do you mean?’
‘We’ll explain everything soon, I promise,’ he said dismissively.”
An Amber Story
“My friend was on the other side of the room, and she was still screaming into a pillow. I have powers. I have real actual powers. But it didn’t make any sense. I wrote about this. Writing stuff can’t really make it come true, can it? Or at least not fantasy.”
When I Went Down the Rabbit Hole
“As my blue dress flows in the wind,
my head feels like it’s in mid-spin.
I hear the rabbit!
‘Late, so late’”
Seasonal Haikus
“Fall
I eat pumpkin pie
Colorful leafs are falling
Halloween is near”
A Halloween Story: Series 2
“Jeremy said, ‘Triple noooooooooooo!’ Then Jeremy said to himself, Tonight, when everyone is asleep, I will run away to Spooksville!”
The Electric Masterpiece
“Dr. Dupont woke up very tired and weary. When he woke up, the time machine was broken and he was stranded in the middle of nowhere.”
The Living Fart
“A HUGE fart floated over us. ‘SAY HELLO TO MY STINKY FRIENDS!’ It raised its arms, showing some quite crusty armpit, and he sprayed gas from nozzles in his pits.”
Saving Dad
“The wizard said that there was a cure to make her dad alive again. He said, ‘You need to cross obstacles, like fighting and going through a castle to find the position. Then you have a secret tunnel somewhere in your house.’”
How Humans Were Made
“The next day, rocks turned into the new species the frog called humans. The only one that came close to the frog was a young girl who whispered something the frog will never say aloud. She said it to him by a sparkly blue pond. It was the best day of the frog’s life.”
Choose Your Own Adventure, Sort Of
“Suddenly, there was a piercing scream coming from the fire, a platform was lowering Delilah underground!!! We ran over to the platform and jumped in just as the door closed.”
Annie’s Time Machine
“My time machine wasn’t there, so I decided to build another one with the same materials. Everything happened that had happened before: rainbows. Mom yelling ‘Earthquake!’ I wondered, How come I didn’t feel hear all this earlier this morning?
This time, I landed on my rug. “
EXCERPT
“He took a punch at me and struck me right in the stomach, over and over until my shirt seeped with scarlet red. ‘Tell me what you are doing you wretched animal’ he garbled at me. ‘TELL ME!”
How Lego Was Created: A Series
“I’ll teleport back home. I guess I will need to design my own toy. It will be called Lego. There will be bricks that you can build into anything.”
Hamsterly Ever After
“Isabella crossed her fingers and hoped it was going to be her hamster. She felt like it would be a hamster because her aunt knew that she’d wanted a hamster all her life since she was about two years old. Isabella couldn’t wait for her birthday party the next day. ”
Autumn Tree
“Bright-colored by the reflection of the sun,
curved at each tip,
the wind blowing it towards me.”
Atlas
“Ten years later, Atlas asked me to join the spies that go around bustling cities to try to find homeless children about at least ten years old. And I said yes. So my sister became a doctor, and I became a spy.”
Lilly the Cat
“She pressed the button on her collar to speak, and whispered to Rebecka, “He actually cares about me! That’s why he doesn’t want me to fly! But you’re my owner and you actually care about me more than Mr. Bobbette does, so I’m going to keep flying, even if he doesn’t want me to.”
The Lady Sings
“The light is coming
The darkness will fall
I’m coming together”
The Unbelievable Man
“He says something very faint like a cricket playing their music in the water
His clothes are like oceans on a body
His face, as pale as white, but as yellow as a sun”
The Man
“The man looks back at me and he points the gun at me like he sees me, his face is covered, his hand on the trigger.
Bang!
Everything goes blank.”
Switching Sides
“My mom is training me to follow in her footsteps. You might think I’m smart and all, but I play travel soccer. It isn’t my real dream.
I always wanted to dance, but I guess I will never accomplish that dream… “
Bluemoon
“Today, I overheard the foxes talk about my mom, Bluemoon. They said that she probably died from old age, or was badly hurt. I didn’t believe a word of it. The foxes were usually known for not always telling the truth anyway.”
Greek Gods
“It all started with Chaos. Chaos was the universe.”
The Coat of Nature
“The color of all the forest at peace, blending together into the darkness, to be awoken again by the rising sun to show the coat of nature once more.”
Camp
“I never wanted to go back to Camp Lakota. It was awful! I stayed for one week.”
Elimination
“And it smelled of all nature.
Fragile leaves nesting on the ground.
Crunch, crunch, crunch, I hear.
Footsteps following me.”
Mourning in its own Light
“Never ending comments
Deadly words killing many and leaving shrapnel to pierce me”
The Young and the Youth
“Venus and Mars colliding
Echoing in my head
Minding itself
Years of loving the thoughts
Moving parts
Over the mountains”
As It Floats Down
“They know it’s coming. One of the chilliest times of the year. The autumn tree whispers.”
Saving Santa
“I type a comment. “Santa is real. Also, because you said ‘Santa isn’t real’ four times, you just killed four baby elves. No wonder the elf population is going down. You monster.”
Rusty
“The trial was supposed to be for 1 week, but on wednesday (the trial started on Sunday) my sister and I found out that mommy had already called to say that it was working out really well, and that we were going to keep him.”
The Quest to stop the monsters
“George burned the entry in fright and disgust. Pop had betrayed us all! George thought angrily.”
Words and Hearts
“Words and hearts
should be handled with care.”
Trust
“It takes a second
to read,
a minute
to think,
about a day
to understand.”
I NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM!
“He was about to pee in his pants. He didn’t want to do it, but he did. He ran into the girl’s bathroom and started used it. “
T.G.I.F
“Since my neighbor does not give her dogs a good, fresh meal, I decided to take the dog in for a little while, you know. Maybe, just maybe, dad would let me keep her.”
Nameless the Blameless & Congress
“Nameless the Blameless, now free, started wandering everywhere, and people pet him. He was fine since he was smart, but all of the stupid animals caused traffic or got run over.”
December 13 1972
“And the whole thing stopped moving. “BLINK!” Then I stopped moving. I stopped talking. I even stopped narrating the situation. I said to myself, “So, I can’t even think straight.”
How Evil Came to Be
“Long ago,” she started. “I created the wall to protect the majestic side. I assumed that all beings would fear it. Clearly, I was wrong. This is hope. It will always be with you and guarantee that the worst will be over.”
Elliot’s Adventure
“They look a lot like us, but with SUPER LONG, and LARGE noses, kind of like Proboscis Monkeys.
One of these “people” comes up to me and says, “Hello, my name is Kate.”
SAM’S BIG ADVENTURE [ + the mailman ]
“When they got to Earth they ALMOST forgot to put a human costume on! When they put the costumes on, they went to the pet store.”
A Halloween Story
“Then one of the ghosts said, “Whenever you need help, we will come by. We’ll know because we gave you a special whistle only ghosts and vampires can hear.”
The Witch Books
“As I sat down with my mom and dad, I told them about my dream. My mom’s grin suddenly widened mysteriously, almost like the way Medusa did. “
The Bullying Lily
“Next, it was reading time. Lily was talking so loud the, teacher sent her to the principal’s office.
The principal told her to stop bullying and to stop showing off!”
The End of Time
“I did the password to the gate of our school and walked in. And then I slipped on a banana peel, bumped into a wall, and then the ghost took my soul. I drifted into the clouds.”
When You Kiss Me Goodnight
“The stars stare back at me. My eyes tightly shut. No dreams this time. I wake up for real. I am in a dark hole. Wood outside is around me. I start to bang on it. Nobody opens it. I scream, loud.”
Best Friends
“Then I heard Eleanor scream help from the pool. I looked over and saw Marco pushing her down. She was drowning. I dived into the pool and pulled her out. I touched her heart. It wasn’t beating.”
The Big Fright
“Mr. Moore was watching in horror as he noticed something terribly wrong. Something very terribly wrong.”
Boo-Goo Land
“As the creature emerged from the pink bushes, she only realized it was her cousin, Tom, who died two years ago. When he saw her, he smiled.
“I thought you would never come,” Tom said.”
Gone, the Eraser
“He uses numbers to write. So I go into his folders and try to erase everything before the class starts. He was held back three times by me erasing all his stuff.”
Rusted tin cottage
“But the jubilation
goes out.
The world loses
its light.”
The Legend of Games
“Once upon a time there was a game called The Legend of Games. It was like Minecraft, but cooler.”
Qwercle’s Journey
“The Kilafricks have feared the Zilaons for 999,999,999 years. The Kilafricks made a deal with the Zilaons that they would stay on their side of the valley if the Zilaons stay on their side of the valley. The Zilaons accepted the deal so that they could have their own part of the valley.”
Leila’s story
“Then they stick their tongue out back at me. I cross my arms and stomp to my room. I pick up my dog and start saying, “I love to sing!” I start singing the ABC’s again and say, “Come on Lila, start singing with me!” but she just barks.”
Circus Monkeys
“Travis sighed, and the words spilled out of his mouth like water from a broken jar. He told them about the sow, about landing onto the middle of the circus arena by chance, and then how he pretended to be the circus tiger he was not.”
The Machine
“I asked him a few more questions about how he created his machine that could create anything, but he doesn’t give me the full answer.
He’s hiding something, I thought.”
A Great Basketball Season
” Jasper asked, “Why am I not in the starting lineup?”
“The coach said, “You’re one of our newest players and I think it’d be better to have players with more experience to be starting.”
Jasper said, “I’m better than some of these players, and I can prove it.”
SPACE ADVENTURE!
“He stared out of the lava-proof window and looked at the striped red and yellow iron rocket ship pieces floating in space. Jack thought for a moment.
I think I put too much lava in! I have to tell my chief!”
A Dogs Story
“I used to live with an old man, but he must have abandoned me in a blizzard and now here I am. My top fear is blizzards! One time I got buried inside a snowman when one of my friends was playing with snowballs, and I got trapped inside.”
Jessie
“7 kittens were in a cardboard box next to a pet shop, and when Katie decided to walk with her 2 white canines, she saw the kittens. “Hey, kitty” whispered Katie. She took one of the kittens from the box and continued, “I’ll name you Jessie.”
Jack-o-lantern
“But I soon realized that life wasn’t pure happiness. When I tried to visit my neighbors, I couldn’t move! That, I think, was the worst discovery of a lifetime. Even worse, I was only in the world for one day!”
Forgotten Words
“If you came in this future world today you would cry. You would cry for all those who never get to hear I love you, you would cry for all those who want to yell, but they can’t for they are forced to be quiet. And you would sob for the human race, waiting in silence for a single word.”
Gabriel’s story
“My Mom came and threw me in the ocean and my Dad came and had to save me. “
The Change
“Seth told them that he was going to bring them through a portal, but then he realized something: the portal was too small to hold all of them at the same time.”
The Adventures of Taco Dog
“The pizza cats were very, very, very, very boastful. They thought that they should be the only race of food-animal mixes so they declared war on the Penguin Hot Dogs, the Lemon Mice and finally, they declared war on the Taco Dogs.
The Black Hole
“The evil spirit wanted revenge and we found out from the records that he was a little boy that was friends with the teacher when they were kids, and he was also bullied like her, and he died in the same car crash that she was in, but they never met each other and were so lonely. “
West Poo
“Henry and Ulysses bring the President into the Oval Office to escape. Of course the White House has some gadgets, so they press the president’s coffee mug, and a helicopter on a train — that goes underground — pops up after a metro car. “
A Strange New World
“She slid the book off the shelf and opened it. Her eyes lit up with excitement! The people were moving on the page.
The librarian came walking behind her. Sam tried to run, but she fell and went in the book.”
Andrew’s Story
“Put your hands up!” he yelled. I put my hands up and he pushed my body on to the car. He cuffed me and yelled, “Get in the car!” I could tell he was getting frustrated because he kept on yelling. He opened the car door and I jumped in.”
The Minecraft Cheater
“I was worried. If I fell, the bully’s mom would hear him. She would look out the window, see me and I’ll be busted. “
The Attack of the Slender Men
“He heard that a few days ago an alien spaceship had crashed into planet Earth. They said that the people in the spaceship were not aliens but they were slender men.”
The Girl Who Went To Ecuador
“Mia woke up, the first thing that she saw, were the faces of the people that had kidnapped her.”
The Glass Slipper
“My heart broken, I grab the gray-headed mop and prepare a fresh bucket of warm water and soap as my stepmother and stepsisters stride out of the door — well, only Aditha strides. My stepsisters mouth “I’m sorry” as they shuffle out the door to meet the royal carriage.”
Max’s Story
“What the GIANT RACCOON was trying to do was make all the raccoons in the world giant so he and his friends could take over the world, make all of humanity be his slave, and take over the entire galaxy.”
Don’t go into the dark
“You can’t lock me in here, my shadow will kill me like it did my mom. It follows me everywhere I go! Shadows aren’t supernatural, at least not the ones I’m talking about. They are the ones that need to be in this jail cell, they are the mental ones. They are smart, I don’t know why, and I don’t know why they like murdering people!”
Zombie Attack!
“IT’S THE MOST STRONGEST WEAPON IN THE UNIVERSE!” said Austin with a very red face. Boom! Yellow, disgusting liquid drooled from Steve’s hands to Tyler’s feet. Then he put it in a jar.”
Native American Legend
“Buffalo Cow was swimming in the river. Then he lost his energy and fainted in the river. He managed to say one word, “Help!” He screamed with all his might.”