By Anton R., 4th Grade, Henderson School
Celebration of Authors COA 2008
Once there was a group of Asians who came to Walmart. They were demanded that they lower their soap prices to 50 cents a bar, but they wouldn’t. So later they planned to trash the Walmart. But when they trashed it the Walmart came alive, trapping everyone inside. So the Walmart keep lowering its prices and it keep every one inside. Suddenly a 70’s disco star will five of them danced their heart out. The Walmart said “I will return everything back into its natural balance.” But mysteriously the Walmart keeps lowering its prices every day, swearing never to turn bad again. The end.
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By Sandra S. & Diana F. , 3rd Grade, Bridge School
Dialogues Celebration of Authors COA 2008
Characters Princess Diana and Princess Sandra
Place: Kingdom
PS: Hey Sis want to make a new spell?
PD: Of course I will make the spell so you could knock on my door before you enter!
PS: how come you get to make the spell I want to make a spell too—oh to knock my door when you’re done with your spell.
PD: Fine with me but you have to do whatever I say!
PS: I don’t have to listen to you because I’m older.
PD: I don’t have to listen to you because I am older.
PS: I don’t care! Just agree with me!
PS: Why don’t we just get over this OK let’s both do a spell together.
PD: I will never get a long with you ever ever in my life or share with you!
PS: Lets get to be best sisters and destroy boys that like us.
PS: OK best sister.
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By Rodrigo F., 4th Grade, Little Village
Celebration of Authors COA 2008
Once upon a time there was a concert about a chicken who could sing. This little girl named Suzie she saw the commercial about the singing chicken. She got so hyper that she started running around the house. She wanted to go see the singing chicken sing. So she started jumping on the bed until she could touch the ceiling. So then she went to find her mom painting the walls. She told her mom if they could go there. And her mom said yes. The next day they went to see the chicken sing at the beginning the chicken sand the pledge and then started to sing whatever song. Suzie and her mom started to laugh so hard, their lungs died out. The show took two hours. And when Suzie and her mom came out they were so surprised.
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By Arthur S, Deja Y, Deon G, Darrid M, Lavelle A, Mykayla J, Daniel D, Christian W, 4th Grade, Reavis School
Celebration of Authors COA 2008
This paper was from when we wasn’t on the planet- that’s how old it is. A man was with fish, and he took a break to write a poem. He used paint and an old piece of paper. When he finished the poem and he cleaned fish, and put them in the window so people could have them. He tore the poem up by accident, but then he taped it back together. He takes the poem and gives it to his best friend. His friend, Milton, says, “it is very nice.” The man sells some fish, and gives some to poor people for free.
THE END
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By Marisol B., 4th Grade, Cleveland School
True Stories Celebration of Authors COA 2008
When I went to Wisconsin first, I fixed my clothes in the drawers in my room and then we went to a Walmart close to our hotel which was called Wilderness on the Lake. After that my mom and dad stayed cooking food with me my sister and my nieces and my 2 brothers and my others sister and my 2 aunts went to swim in the hotel swimming place. After that we came back and we were hungry so we ate. Then the next day we went to a place where you can ride horses. I rode a horse by myself and was excited but at the same time I was scared because what if I fell. Day after that I went to a place where there was lots of pools. A day after that I went to walk around the hotel we found a place where you can play golf so the next day we went to play golf. The next day we went to a place where we went in the house it was backwards you saw all the things backwards it was called the top secret and there one of my nieces got lost so we had to look for her. So we packed our things and came back to Chicago.
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