By Julie Park
4th Grade
Kate and Lilly lived on a small tropical island. The island was so small that only 2 families could live in there. The 2 families were Lilly’s family and Kate’s family. To get food, they had to sail the land and sell the things that they made and then buy food. They were so far out in the ocean that no one knew where exactly they lived. They didn’t know what the land’s name was. However, the land was far away, so it took about …

By Kaitlin Rence-Burkhouse
5th Grade
It was a Friday night but all I could think about was getting my new iPhone Z.  My Mom and I were going to the mall at 2:00 a.m.  I went to bed at 5:00 p.m., thinking about my iPhone Z and all the black Friday craziness as I slowly fell asleep.  I woke up to my Mom’s voice saying get up and get ready Amber.  My Mom had been right about the early bedtime.  I was really tired.  It was cold and dark outside. I quickly …

Arban turned and saw two shadowy figures cloaked in black entering the forge. Shadows, Arban thought with dread. Shadows were dreaded throughout the land. Their bodies seemed to be made entirely of smoke and they always wore black cloaks around themselves. Arban crept down the hill and entered his room where he grabbed his knife, hunting bow, and his quiver of eight arrows that he had made himself the week before.

Anthony sneaks into the kitchen for a midnight snack, and unleashes the were-pickles!

by Sydney Giles
4th Grade
Lena gave an evil sort of cackle as she turned her head towards Maya and Ethan. “You mean you haven’t heard the story about the kids who died here?”
Maya nervously asked, “What happened?” But Lena just shook her head and smiled.
“Let’s keep going.” She stepped ahead and opened the door to the next room. “Come on! You aren’t scared, are you?”
The two younger kids cautiously crept ahead to where she stood. They all stepped into the room and looked …