August Derleth Young Writers' Anthology
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August Derleth Young Writers’ Anthology 2014 Third & Fourth Grade Who was August Derleth? August Derleth was Wisconsin’s most prolific writer, producing over 150 books in his lifetime. He wrote poetry, short stories, journals, historical and romantic novels, mysteries and books for children. He was also an editor, publisher, and the owner of Arkham House, a publishing house devoted exclusively to the publication of ghost stories, fantasy, science fiction and the macabre. August Derleth was a man of simple needs. He was very generous in sharing his talents and interests with students and aspiring writers. Derleth was a born naturalist and a realistic critic. His complex nature made him the subject of controversy, but those who knew him well defend his nonconformity. They point out his fondness for another nonconformist, Henry Thoreau, and would liken them, forgetting that Thoreau was a much more reclusive man. August Derleth loved his small town, Sauk Prairie, and the people who lived there. He loved his people, not in spite of their human qualities, but because of them. Many of his writings tell about life in Sauk Prairie and he saw and experienced it. This may well be the measure of his writing stature. Tom Pease “T om Pea se has an infectious sense of fun and community building. With movement, sign language, humor, and joy, he creates concerts that leave audiences laughing and singing. He’s performed full time since 1982, often giving more than 200 performances per year. He’s also a frequent presenter at early childhood and environmental conferences, keynoting and leading breakout sessions that explore the role of music in shaping our lives and the world we live in. Tom connects and inspires with every show he does.” Biography Tom was born and raised in Burlington, Iowa along the Mississippi river and its surrounding bluffs gave him foundation love of the natural world. Eventually this led him to teaching environmental education for 3½ years in California which is where he first started singing with kids. He then moved to his brother’s farm in Wisconsin to teach a bit and learn animal husbandry, carpentry and masonry skills. After a few years of working with his hands, he began to miss working with kids. Music was his vehicle back to them. He now resides in rural Amherst, Wisconsin on 75 acres of rolling woods and fields with his wife, Louise and their sons, Broegy and Morgan and their dog and cat. Table of Contents District / Student Name Grade Title Category Page Adams-Friendship Amaia Cantrall 4 Dog Gone for Good Personal Narrative 24 Morgan Irey 3 The Magical Land Creative Writing-3 81 Makenna Kniprath 3 Fishing! Personal Narrative 25 Gabe McCollum 4 My Summer Stitches Personal Narrative 26 Baraboo Claire Bildsten 4 Argiope Spider Personal Narrative 27 Jacob Bishop 4 The Puzzle Room Creative Writing-3 82 Maggie Cleary 4 My Underwood Typewriter Personal Narrative 28 Alice Davies 4 Running After Austin Creative Writing-2 70 Grace Holt 3 The Missing and Found Key Creative Writing-3 83 Gaby Jurvelin 3 The Ticket Creative Writing-1 63 Jason Justus 4 My Dinosaur Poetry 1 Lanie Koppie 4 The Beauty of Nature Poetry 2 Sarah Palecek 3 The Sun Poetry 2 Annah Tiber 3 A Fabulous Experience to Personal Narrative 29 Remember Fall River Beau Bornick 4 I Wish Poetry 3 Clarissa Garcia 3 The Floating Baby Creative Writing-2 71 Isabelle Gregorio 4 My Furry Friend Personal Narrative 30 Jocelyn Johnson 4 The $300 Ticket Creative Writing-1 64 Trevor Koegler 4 The Time I Flew Creative Writing-2 71 Zak Mickelson 4 Yahoo Haiku Poetry 3 Julia Nashold 3 3 Haikus Poetry 4 Blake Nemecek 3 Blue Color Poem Poetry 4 Morgan Pederson 3 The Day We Got Koko Personal Narrative 30 Lucas Simons 3 The Time I went to Niagra Falls Personal Narrative 31 Gunner Steers 3 The Pullover Creative Writing-1 64 Gavin Wodill 4 When I got my Finger Crushed Personal Narrative 32 Montello Cypress Anderson 3 Puzzle World Creative Writing-3 84 Nathan Barganz 4 A Trip to the Sea Caves in Lake Personal Narrative 33 Superior Courtney Gardner 4 Molly and the Magical Umbrella Creative Writing-2 72 Emma Hall 3 The Robot Boy Creative Writing-4 98 Emma Krentz 3 My Trip to South Dakota Personal Narrative 34 Alex Royce 4 Police Trouble Creative Writing-1 65 Addisyn Urbaniak 3 Having Fun in the Sun Personal Narrative 33 Tori Walters 3 My 8th Birthday at Knuckleheads Personal Narrative 35 Pardeeville Annie Achterberg 4 A Tradition Personal Narrative 36 Anna Breneman 3 Spring Poetry 5 Royce Hepler 3 The Magical Door Creative Writing-3 85 Chase Lynch 4 Basketball Poetry 5 Savannah Manthey 4 Ride Like the Wind Poetry 6 Waverly McGuire 3 Disney World Trip Personal Narrative 37 Mya Noyons 3 My Kittens Personal Narrative 38 Ruby Payne 3 Key Puzzle Creative Writing-3 86 Eyob Smith 3 Squirm Worm Poetry 6 Sydnie Wheeler 4 Our Growing Garden Personal Narrative 38 Portage Hadyn Augustine 3 Dramabot Creative Writing-4 99 Kayden Christian 3 My Life with Dogs Personal Narrative 39 Abby Doro 4 The Dog Who Lived Creative Writing-3 87 Caleb Gaunt 4 A Hint of Color Poetry 7 Hannah Hill 3 The Story of My Mom Personal Narrative 39 Elizabeth Martens 3 December Poetry 7 Cameran Ratz 4 Station 2 Personal Narrative 40 Kyan Reichhoff 3 The Flying Baby Creative Writing-2 73 Jeremy Saloun 4 My Trip to the Arch Personal Narrative 40 Madeline Sanderson 4 Weeoo, What? Creative Writing-1 66 District / Student Name Grade Title Category Page Portage (cont) Isabella Sumwalt 4 War Is… Poetry 8 Elizabeth Webb 3 Winter Poetry 8 Poynette Lizzy Endres 3 Fire in the Hole Personal Narrative 41 Whisper Erickson 4 Candle Flame Poetry 9 Carter Hansen 4 Nature’s Quiet Poem Poetry 9 Anika Korfmacher 4 State Gymnastics Personal Narrative 42 Maddie McEvilly 3 Ghosts in the Graveyard Personal Narrative 43 Ashia Meister 4 The Golden Puzzle Piece Creative Writing-3 88 Olivia Petersen 4 The Car that Drove by Itself, a Myth Creative Writing-1 67 Brady Wentz 4 Waiting for the Big One Personal Narrative 44 Reedsburg Grace Benish 4 Snow Poetry 10 Ashley Crary 4 Seasons Poetry 11 Holly Faber 3 The Magic Umbrella Creative Writing-2 74 Elizabeth Harrison 4 The Magical Ride Creative Writing-2 75 Camryn Hyde 4 The Day I Got My Tonsils Out Personal Narrative 45 Cooper Oakes 4 The Wild Car Run Personal Narrative 46 Haley Shanks 4 The Magic Wall Creative Writing-3 89 Ben Thering 3 The Puzzle Door Creative Writing-3 90 Rio Alea Bembenek 4 Flowers Poetry 12 Annie Braatz 3 The Umbrella Creative Writing-2 76 Bailey Dobbratz 4 My Puppy Personal Narrative 47 Jesse Fox 3 The Day My Dog Had Puppies Personal Narrative 48 Ashley Lamke 4 The Day I Babysat Creative Writing-2 77 Riley Landsverk 3 My Surgery Personal Narrative 49 Ella Meixner 4 My Pet Joliet Poetry 12 Tyson Prochnow 3 The Day I Met the Cops Creative Writing-1 67 Connor Richardson 3 Cat Poems Poetry 13 District / Student Name Grade Title Category Page Rio (cont) Kaiden Smith 3 Snakes Poetry 13 Kayla Staveness 4 My Worst Basketball Nightmare Personal Narrative 50 Danielle Tompkins 4 The Mysterious World Creative Writing-3 91 Sauk Prairie Randon Benson-Osowski 4 Haiku Poems Poetry 14 Hannah Breunig 3 The Ticket Creative Writing-1 68 Natalie Curtis 3 Stitches Personal Narrative 51 Samantha Dyrud 4 Candy Land Poetry 15 Sam Hohenstein 4 Three Up Three Down Personal Narrative 52 Avery Leigh 4 The Key Creative Writing-3 92 Hannah Packard 4 Not So Different Creative Writing-3 93 Tommy Pethan 3 Seasons Poetry 16 Jenna Pistono 3 Devil’s Lake Personal Narrative 53 Jackson Rasmussen 3 Haiku Poetry Poetry 17 Alia Schlimgen 4 Look Out for the Rocky Road Personal Narrative 54 Eva Zeltina 3 Guy of Puzzle Pieces Creative Writing-3 94 Tomorrow River Cassidy Kostuch 3 The Mystical Golden Key Creative Writing-3 95 Sydney Lehman 4 The Mysterious Keys Creative Writing-3 96 Shelby Lutz 4 Eastward Bound Personal Narrative 55 Sydnee Schulist 3 Freedom Personal Narrative 56 Asha Smith 3 Dogs are the Best Pets Poetry 18 Dylan Werachowski 4 Basketball Poetry 18 Wautoma Gabriel Ascher 4 Show and Tell Poetry 20 Adriana Jander 4 Point of No Return Personal Narrative 57 Caprice Juday 3 My First Fire Personal Narrative 56 Alexa Pena 4 Poems Poetry 19 Abby Peterman 4 My First Scary Week on Earth Creative Writing-2 78 Gunnar Rasmussen 4 The Check Up Personal Narrative 58 District / Student Name Grade Title Category Page Wautoma (cont) Madysun Selthofner 3 Runaway Baby Creative Writing-2 79 Ava Stahl 3 I Love My Dog Bricka Personal Narrative 59 Christian Weiss 3 In the Mirror Poetry 20 Sam Weiss 4 Tommy’s Adventure Creative Writing-1 68 Wisconsin Dells Sehroob Benipal 4 A Toddler’s Adventure Creative Writing-2 80 Matthew Getgan 4 Terrified Personal Narrative 59 Katrina Laubscher 4 Puzzle of the Stars Creative Writing-3 97 Zoe Rohling 4 Poems Poetry 21 Thomas Sawyer 4 The Surprise Personal Narrative 61 Jadyn Torkelson 4 Poems Poetry 22 Wisconsin Dells – Trinity Lutheran Jacob Rockwell 4 My Camping Trip Personal Narrative 60 Sebastian Schulenburg 4 My Day at Chula Vista Personal Narrative 62 Trevor Slaght 4 The Police Car Creative Writing-1 69 Sophia Venne 4 Under the Ocean Poetry 23 My Dinosaur Jason Justus, Grade 4, Baraboo, Poetry I wish I had a dinosaur to play with when I’m sad, Then he would eat my vegetables and make my mother glad.