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Category: COA 2007

Stories from Celebration of Authors 2007.

The Haunted Piano

By Danielle W., 5th Grade, Loyola Park After School Program
Holidays Halloween Podcasts That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007

Once upon a time there was a woman named Melisa. She loved playing the piano. She was creepy and scary, but also very talented. One day her boyfriend gave her a haunted piano. She was going to play the piano at a talent show. When she got there the performance was horrible and her boyfriend broke up with her. She ran away in misery and was never seen again. Some people say she killed herself.

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When I Went to Six Flags

By Elizabeth M. , 4th Grade, Cleveland
True Stories Holidays Halloween That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007

I remember I went to six flags, October 7, 2005 to Six Flag Great America and people dressed up like pirates but with no face but like it’s falling and then there was some aliens and sadder clown but like joker clowns and mean ones too and no one finds me and my friends were crying. Because they will touch you, scare you, run after you if you go on a ride alone they go with you and they will cut the line and people screaming, crying, running. And even people will run to a ride and they take a picture with you and then there were isrbes and it was because it was Halloween you are supposed scary you and that the fun part. The End.

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Vases

By Araya C, 3rd Grade, Gale School
That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007

Once there was two scientist named Alex and Chris and they were building vases for people and they made 8 vases for people and they call the people to deliver the vases to other people’s house but the people have to keep there babies away from the vases because the babies will brake them and if your baby would crawl or walk you would have to move your baby cause baby would cut there selfs on there hand or feet that is why you need to keep you baby way from glass and if you have a baby at you house keep it away from your vase or just get a taller table so your baby can’t break your beautiful vase and watch out for your baby ok. Cause little kids the age of 5 or7 don’t let them touch your vase and babies under the age of 1 months to 8 months Don’t let them touch your stuff or else they will brake your stuff so you need to watch out for your babies.

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Three Day College

By Cedric T, 7th Grade, Loyola Park After School Program
That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007

Are you not good for college? And your mom told you to go find a job? Well head on to 3 day college! Where you learn for 3 days and move all your stuff out again. For only $1,000 dollars you will learn a hour a day and don’t do nothing for the rest of the day. 3 Day college is only good for 3 days. Don’t complain because you cant always have it your way!! Lists are filling up NOW!! CALL TODAY CALL 1251-3067

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The Biggest Fight Ever

By Richard R., 4th Grade, Grover Cleveland Elementary
Songs That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007 Other Venues Wilmette 2008

One day somebody trip somebody next the other person hit him. Next somebody hit him and the fight began. Next somebody hit him so hard that he started too bleed he got so mad that he farted like a bomb KaBoom! Everybody came out from the house and the fight continue. Next the mayor, the cops, came everybody went to the ground and next somebody told the person who farted to fart again so he did kaboom! The cops and the mayor said oh my god. They mayor, the cops went to the ground the people who fighted were arrested the mayor, cops and everybody escape. And they never fighted again.

The end

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