By Derek M., Haines
True Stories That's Weird, Grandma
I remember when I was 8 years old I went to camp. In the afternoon it was very hot. We had to go outside. Some people we’re falling out because it was so hot. When my sisters and I got home my sister emailed our cousin in Wisconsin. My sister asked could we go and stay one week. Then my other cousin asked. Then they came to Chicago. It took a really long time to get there. When we got there my cosuine Gino and I went outside. We went to get my big cousin Nate. He is very fun. We was going to the park he couldn’t go because he had chores. So my sisters and my cousins all came. My cousin’s god sister kept crying cause she couldn’t get what she wanted. It was Sunday. We had to go to church. I was messing with my cousin’s friend. Then they start chasing me. I went to the store with my cousins. We had to leave on Sunday. We had to go back to camp. Then I met Stephon. He had attitude problems. He is fun most of the time.
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By Stuti S., 6th Grade, Loyola Park After School Program
True Stories That's Weird, Grandma Celebration of Authors COA 2007
When we first moved to Chicago we had no friends (because our apartment was in a college campus) and we had no pets but we still wanted to stay. One day we went on a walk (my sister and I loved Chicago because there were squirrels and rabbits every where there were none in Africa). While my mom was talking to someone. My sister and I started to feed a squirrel for many weeks she kept following us for food so she was our pet. She was such a family pet that my dad’s pockets and briefcase had nuts, my mom’s purse had nuts my sister’s bag and my bag had nuts. We were able to tell her apart from other squirrels because she had a fracture on her ear, we really loved her and when we had to move we gave her loads of nuts. If we ever go back to where we used to live I don’t think she will remember me but I will always remember Squeaky as my first pet in Chicago.
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By Tyberius W., 4th Grade, Chalmers School
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My girlfriend and I were very deep in love. Then she broke up with me Then everything changed. Oh did I mention she was my first. She was everything a boy could have. Then my family move away. Then I never seen or heard from her again. We did everything together. We went to the movie together. She was very pretty and she had a wonderful accent. Her name was Shidai.
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By Flora B., Cleveland Elementary
True Stories Spanish Other Venues TOTL 2005
Yo recuerdo a Mexico como era. Hay conocía nus primos y mi abuelita. Tambien a mi abuelito. Y mi papá fue con nosotros y a todos los conocí bueno. Cuando yo estaba chiquita mi papa me conocío y cuando mi mamá me tuvo me papá me empezo a querer mucho y yo a el mucho como el me quería a mi mamá tambien y a quiero mucho.
English translation:
I remember how Mexico was. I met my cousins and my grandma. Also my grandpa. And my dad came with us and we all got along well. When I was little my dad met me and when my mom had me my father started to love me a lot and I started to love him a lot like he loved me and my mom too and I loved her a lot.
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By Diane H., West Pullman Park Words@Play Program
True Stories That's Weird, Grandma
A man is jumping off a stage at about 2:00 a.m. in the morning. It is like a 1,000 white people there. This group is singing at the Apollo. This Band has a bunch of fans. he has on a short sleeve shirt with white gym shoes.
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