Finally by Wendy Mass
I have a list
About the
things I can do when I’m 12.
It includes
Getting
contacts,
Piercing my
ears,
And most of
all
Going to the
mall with my friends.
I got
My phone
today.
I have
already lost
My phone.
The people
gave me a
New phone.
I went to
the mall with my friends already.
They tried
to get me to
Pierce my
ears
But I wouldn't do it.
I got
contacts but I got a mild abrasion
On my
cornea.
It hurts a
lot.
I got my
ears pierced today
I had an
allergic reaction
To the gold
starter earrings.
I got an
elephant looking ear in the process.
by A.E.
Anastasia Krupnik
I’m Anastasia.
My mother’s name is Katharine,
She is a painter.
My dad’s a doctor,
My daddy’s name is Myron.
He’s a poet too.
I have a little green note book.
In there is a list of things I hate
and things I love.
My parents told me big news today.
They told me mommy’s having a baby.
I’m furious!
I almost ran away,
Until my parents told me I could name
the baby.
I thought of the worst, the ugliest,
and the most horrible name.
Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving.
My ninety-two year old grandma’s coming,
I don’t like her.
She can’t even remember my own name.
The next day
My grandma’s here,
She just blabs about her husband Sam.
He’s dead.
Today’s Thanksgiving.
My mom always makes her delicious
pumpkin pie,
Or at least that’s what dad says.
I hate pumpkin pie.
When will grandma ever stop talking?
Uhgg!
Christmas break
Today Christmas break starts,
I’m so glad!
Earlier my dad took me to his poetry
class that he teaches.
It was boarding,
My dad agrees.
But I still liked it.
The next day
Tomorrow’s Christmas,
I love Christmas.
Grandma’s coming.
I guess I kind of like grandma.
2 days passed
Yesterday was Christmas,
I got lots of toys.
I’m writing in my green note book
right now.
I have a big list of loves and a
little list of hates.
I guess I've become a better
person.
Next morning
Today felt weird when I woke up.
I didn't have my pink wart that I
loved.
My parents were very sad,
Not for me though.
They told me grandma died.
Daddy and I went to pack up her stuff
until…
Mommy called and said she needed to
go to the hospital.
Then my little brother was born,
I decided I loved him.
So I changed his name to Sam,
For grandma.
My life is pretty great.
by A.M.
Island
of the Blue Dolphins
By:
Scott O’Dell
Hello,
I am Karana
People call
me Won-a-pa-lei
I lived on
the Island of the Blue Dolphins
I lived
there alone for a few years
Here’s why:
Once a ship
with red sails came to our island
They came to
hunt otters
They made a
deal,
They broke
it,
They killed
my father and many others.
Soon white
men came
They sailed
us away from the island
My brother
was left behind
I swam back
to the island
I wasn't followed.
I lived with
my brother for a few days
One day he
went to the beach and didn't return
He was
killed by the wild dogs
I lived
alone.
I made
weapons
My tribal
law says not to
Just because
I’m a woman
I killed
some wild dogs
With my new
weapons.
I gathered
food,
I made a
fence, In it I put a house
I dried shellfish
in the yard
I killed
more wild dogs
But not the
leader.
I made
better weapons
I caught the
leader of the wild dogs
I couldn't kill him.
I fed him
He didn't run away
He was a
good pet
I caught
some birds
More new
pets
I met an
otter
A new friend
for me.
Years had
passed
No boat with
red sails,
No white
men.
Next summer
the boat with red sails came
I made a
friend in secret
We exchanged
words
And jewelry
She went
when the boat when it went.
More seasons
passed
My dog died
I kept his
son as a pet.
There was an
earthquake
And a
tsunami
I was fine
My pets were
fine.
Soon the
white men came
I was going
to miss the island
And
everything on it.
by A. C.
“Itchy knee”
Ms. Adolf said
Tapping foot
On the ground
Mckeltey yells.
Ashley and
Franky, my friends.
Pick name
For an exchange
Student. Name is
Hank Zipper.
Very exited for
Yoshi Morimoto.
Make a list
Very hard to .
I’m Dyslexic.
Yoshi Morimoto came.
Not in
Uniform he is
In a T–shirt
And jeans
And silver sneakers
On skate
Board very fast .
Yoshi shoes kids
Tricks to
Make kids laugh.
I went
With Frankie to
The market
For multi-cultural day .
We cooked.
Finally were done
Papa Pete picked
Us up
In the morning
Papas in
A limo and
We are shocked.
We go
To school with
Enchiladas tray .
Ms. Adolf face
Is very red
She screams
I wonder what
She ate?
Mr. Morimoto tried
He said it
Has zing
We go home
It hard
To say bye
To Yoshi.
by D. F.
Derek is that kid on
the block.
Budgie, his friend,
calls him the Saturday boy.
Other than comics, he
reads his dad’s letters.
Sometimes in the
night, he reads them in his hideout.
At Afghanistan, his
dad is flying helis,
Just flying for the
US military.
Back at home, Derek
reads his dad’s letters.
He reads them to
remind him of his dad.
Derek knows what
letters to read in situations.
Letters that make him
feel happy,
And letters that make
him feel good.
Letters he reads when
he forgets his mom’s birthday,
And letters he reads
that he feels so strong he can conquer the world.
Derek likes to read
his dad’s letters the most, apart from his comics.
Usually, he reads
them in his hideout,
Right on the side of
the garage,
Covered with boxes.
To Derek, his dad’s
letters are precious.
With one letter, Derek’s
dad was shipped back to Afghanistan,
Ripping Derek’s life
apart emotionally.
Derek knows that his
dad going back to Afghanistan is a matter of life of death.
Derek doesn't know if
his dad is going to make it out alive.
But Derek wishes he
will get the letter that says his dad is coming home and alive.
by J. T.
Wonder: the poem
By J.L.
My name is August.
I won’t
describe what I look like.
You don’t
want me to.
Trust me.
I don’t want
to go.
Kids will
stare.
I am
nervous.
My first
school.
I met new
kids.
Jack,
Julian,
Charlotte,
Julian is
mean.
English,
Precept,
Mr. Browne.
Lunch,
Kid named Summer.
August (me),
Seasons,
Get it?
Friends,
Jack is
nice,
Summer too.
I think Jack
is cool.
Mr. Browne.
October,
Your deeds
are your monuments.
Found on a
tomb in Egypt.
Halloween,
Summer wants
to be a unicorn.
Lunch is
good.
I now take
English with summer.
We went to
an outdoor movie.
Some kid
named Eddie called me an orc.
Julian did
not go.
Amos stood
up for me.
Now Julian
is not popular.
I am high on
the honor roll.
Jack and
Amos are too.
Big jocks shoulder-punch me.
(Even the
jocks I don’t know).
I like this.
The end of
the poem and book. (I suggest you read the actual book
now.)
Lunch Money
In haikus
By K. M. and Andrew Clements
1
It started with a
Boy named Greg. He had a skill.
His skill was money.
2
He decided to
Make comics. His enemy,
Maura, copied him
3
They got in a fight.
Greg got a bloody nose and
Went home with Maura
4
Maura made Greg ink
And print her new comics. She
Came there every day.
5
Greg and Maura soon
Became friends. They couldn't sell
Comics in school. They were mad.
6
They soon went to the
School board to argue about
It. Greg presented.
7
Maura presented.
She passed out pamphlets and she
Made them think about it
8
The school board decided
They could sell their comics.
They sold lots of them
I
hid you,
I
kept you, until it was safe.
I
tore your necklace of faith
My
sister is dead to fight for you
And
you sailed away, my best friend
The
Nazis would find us and kill us
If
caught.
My
parents knew
Dangerous,
risky, worth it
Yes,
yes, yes.
Peter
my friend fought,
He
was a fighter and risked his life
Was
sweet and almost beat the bad guys,
Beheaded
in time square and caught.
Østerbrogade
where he lies.
In
Sweden she is safe.
Really
small
I’m
only five.
Never
knew
The
real situation,
The
bad Nazis
Killed
Jews
My
friend was
A
Jew.
My
friend hid
For
many months.
In
Østerbrogade
Many
soldiers, many.
Now
safe finally
In
Sweden safe.
My
uncle took her on a boat
Took
her to Sweden.
With
a handkerchief.
Dogs
would stop me,
Soldiers
would trash me
Take
my food.
And
mother
Oh
mother
Broke
her ankle.
A
baby a mother a father
An
old man.
Came
to a “funeral”
My
great aunt.
She
never existed
Mother
was slapped
And
Kristi’s red jacket
Was
gone with its heart buttons.
With
the baby it went.
The
sky was lit
With
beautiful lightning.
I
knew from then my friend’s
Faith
was safe.
All by L. R.
Ungifted
By: Q. B.
There was
A kid named
Donovan Curtis,
He pulled a
Really big prank.
He got
Caught by the
District’s Superintendent,
And went to
The administration office
With him.
Donovan wrote his
Name on
A piece of
Paper for him.
By accident,
The superintendent's secretary
Took the
Piece of paper
And put it
With another
Pile of stuff.
The superintendent
Had to go
So he said
He would
Find him
The next day.
Donovan waited and
Waited for days,
But nobody
Came for him,
Instead, Donovan
Got sent to
The Academy of
Scholastic Distinction.
When he walked
Into the
School, everybody already
Knew he wasn't
Gifted, but
Maybe his ungiftedness
Was just
What they needed.
In the next
Few weeks,
Donovan showed Noah
Youkilis You
Tube, became part
Of the school’s
Robotics team
And named the
Robot Tin
Man Metallica Squarepants,
Got his pregnant
Sister to
Teach the Human
Growth and
Development class, and
Stealing the floor
Polisher’s lift
Motor for Tin
Man, too.
In the end,
Donovan got caught
For his
Prank, he couldn't
Drive for
The robotics team
So he watched
The tournament
Live, the team
Got disqualified
And Donovan’s sister
Had the baby
Shortly after.
Junonia
As they drove to the beach Alice felt
so strange,
She felt as though there had been a
small change.
Alice wanted a Junonia, a Junonia that would be a truly great
find,
Although looking for it would be like flying blind.
As they arrived
She felt as though she should hide.
But as they got out,
She felt that she shouldn't chicken out.
The waves, the waves, they filled her with joy,
Oh, boy! Oh, boy!
Alice rushed to the Wishmeirs as fast as she could but there was news
that was new
“I’m sorry to say they’re not coming this year, ones in 8 and
the others are having their college debut.”
But as Helen Blair got there,
Alice realized she had a girl with her, her name was Mallory.
On the day of Alice’s 10th birthday,
She and her dad went on a shell walk, yay!
During her party there was a spill,
And everyone left because they knew they were climbing anger
hill.
After the party Mallory stole a spoon,
Alice found it under a cupboard at about noon.
Alice felt bad about that,
So she sent Mallory 2 spoons at fact!
by S. B.
Little
Women By: Louisa May Alcott
Four
Sisters
There were four sisters.
Their names were
Meg, the pretty sixteen-year-old,
Joe, fifteen years old and
headstrong,
Beth, sweet at age thirteen, and
Amy, the youngest, was very polite.
Their father was at war.
They missed him very much.
Christmas was coming and
They would celebrate without him.
Their rich neighbors, the Laurences,
were friendly.
They had a fun Christmas with them.
Joe made friends with Laurie
Laurence.
Her sisters were kind to Laurie.
Beth was shy.
When she learned they had a piano
It drew her to Laurie’s house.
Soon they were all great friends.
Soon spring rolled around.
After that came summer.
Summer picnics were fun and
Play was all around.
Meg, Joe, Beth, and Amy were very
happy
All summer long.
Then autumn came.
Meg set her eye on Mr. Brooke, and
He watched her, too.
Joe wrote a short story and
It was put in the newspaper.
It seemed nothing could ruin this
perfect fall.
But the telegram did.
Mother went to help Father; the
telegram said he was ill.
After she left, Beth caught fever.
Dark days, dark winter days.
Soon they brightened up.
Beth got better.
Father returned home. And
Christmas showed up again.
It was most enjoyable.
Mr. Brooke asked
For Meg’s hand in marriage, and
Soon they were engaged.
A perfect way to round off a year.
by S. G.
I Got a “D” in Salami
By: V. K.
This story starts in
My house. I was practicing
My spelling words. With
My mom, after I
Spell rhythm I go to bed.
The next morning I
Feel great. Like I am
Going to ace the spelling
Test. As I walk in
The classroom I see
Mrs. Adolf’s face she was
Preparing for the
Spelling test as she
Writes on the board I quickly
Go through the words in
My head. She calls me
Up and asks me to spell doe.
I spell it like pie.
Then she asks me to
Spell receive, thankfully I
Spell it right. The next
Word is Rhythm I
Think hard, harder than before.
5 hours later...
When I look at my
Report card I see four “D’s”
Then when I go home
I see my mom and
My grandpa cooking meat.
When my mom looks away
I shove my report
Card in the meat grinder my
Grandpa is making
More meat. I pretend
To shove my mom’s meat on the
Floor. Mom tastes grandpa’s
And she says it’s good.
