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Category: TWG 07-08

Stories that appeared in the 2007-2008 season of "That's Weird, Grandma."

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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The Popsicle Boy

By Arron R., 4th Grade, Haines School
Superheroes That's Weird, Grandma

I am super popsicle boy. My costume is a giant popsicle. My super power is give people brain freeze just hitting their head. During the day I popsicle. I will not rest until every always it popsicle. My enemy is hotttt Boy. The last time I saw him was when I knock his brain out. He was trying to melt out popsicle and knock it out.

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How to Make an Omelet

By Stephen P., 4th Grade, Reavis Academy
That's Weird, Grandma

1.) You need to go to the kitchen get everything you need
2.) Turn the pot on put the eggs on.
3.) Put little piece of meat on the eggs.
4.) You can put some cheese on the eggs and meat
5.) Take it out the pot and put it on the plate
6.) Now it is ready to serve!

Today I want teach you how to make a omelet.
Do you know how to make one.
I can teach you.

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Exclamation

By Jackson M., 4th Grade, Loyola Park
Poems Songs That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008

Exciting to the extreme!
Xylophones are beautiful!
Cats purr!
Loving and caring!
Awesome and amazing!
Magnificently crazy!
Acrostic poems rock!
Tis the season to be jolly!
I am loving!
Optimistic and cheerful!
Never unhappy!

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