Author Showcase Fall 2019
Author Showcase
Fall 2019
Kevin Cortez-Sanchez
Featuring Original Stories, Poems and Illustrations
Written by UNCW Watson College of Education Ed Lab students and their tutors
Author Showcase
Featuring Original Stories, Articles, Poems and Illustrations
Written by Watson College of Education Betty Holden Stike Education Lab students and their tutors Table of Contents
Big Jim Saves the Day ...... Aaron Bonilla ...... 1
When I Grow Up ...... Rahkell LeSane ...... 2
Fortnite ...... Lucas Scibetta ...... 3
A Turtle Tries to Fly ...... Kevin Cortez-Sanchez ...... 4
A Day of Fortnite ...... Branson LeSane ...... 5
The Great Escape ...... Michael Enriquez ...... 6
Otis Ruins Sam’s Birthday ...... Allison Lopez ...... 7
Bob, the Dog who Lived on Saturn ...... Rodrigo Aguilera-Perez ...... 8
Trip to Hawaii ...... Charlee Nicolini ...... 9
Lost Dog in the Snow ...... Erick Valencia-Garcia ...... 10
Video Games are Brilliant ...... Parker Wahnefried ...... 11
The Revenge of Grandma Lulu: Part 1 ...... Maria Villasenor ...... 12
Facts about Dogs ...... Melody Zapata ...... 13
Joe ...... Jacob Gallan ...... 14
Brothers ...... Adan Rios ...... 15
The Day I Flew ...... Jazmin Diaz ...... 16
I Like Cats and Dogs ...... Brooklynn Carr ...... 17 Chainsaw ...... Maggie Brock ...... 18
Animal Crossing ...... Kameron Hines ...... 19
The Mario Adventure ...... Matthew Greene ...... 20
Halloween ...... Sebastian Rivera ...... 21
I don’t like poems...... Jun Park ...... 22
Best Day ...... Alana Johnson ...... 23
Why the Dinosaurs went Extinct ...... Saby Silva-Gonzalez ...... 24
Mura, the Mermaid, and Her Friends ...... Vinny Scott-Pollock ...... 25
My Family ...... Leo Contreras ...... 26
The Story of Avery and Pip ...... Trinity Jordan ...... 27
The Adventures of Brooklyn and Jordan ...... Monserrat Ruiz ...... 28
“Sorry with Friends” ...... Madison Farlow ...... 29
The Story of Maggie ...... Carolina Ramirez ...... 30
Sparkles the Butterfly and Rainbow Cat ...... Serenity Milsap ...... 31
The Abandoned Hospital ...... Julian Contreras-Cerero ...... 32
Dinosaurs ...... Dax Ruttkay ...... 33
The Mysterious Island ...... Isaac Gonzalez ...... 34
The Quest ...... Augustin Day ...... 35 Lizard ...... Devin Day ...... 36
The Best Day Ever!...... Deborah Salas-Bejar ...... 37
My Hurricane Florence Experience ...... Joel Agustin...... 38
The Story about Luke and Buck ...... Kalen Scibetta ...... 39
Ballerina and Birds ...... Kimberly Cortes ...... 40
Cheetahs ...... Esteban Garcia-Aragon ...... 41
How to Make an Apple Pie ...... Tiffany Rodriguez ...... 42
Watermelon’s Week 2 ...... Harper Jones ...... 43
Half Moon Secrets… ...... Cooper Bosch ...... 44
The School ...... Hayden Lovelace ...... 45
Yoshi & Donkey Kong’s World ...... Will Exum ...... 46
Just a Bad Dream ...... Matthew Gallan ...... 47
Adventures of the Golden Pig ...... Tony Scott-Pollock ...... 48
Sofia, the Goldfish...... Sofia Ruiz ...... 49
When I grow up… ...... Eimy Rodriguez ...... 50
NKS Fashion Designs by Nyla Smith ...... Nyla Smith ...... 51
Super Ava ...... Jacky Trejo-Ventura ...... 52
Dinosaurs: ...... Dorian Maxwell...... 53 Ocean Animals ...... Nealie Ruttkay ...... 54
The Three Little Pigs: From the Wolf’s Eyes...... Emilia Goins ...... 55
The Farm ...... Zahira Reid ...... 56
My Favorite Holiday ...... Max VanPelt ...... 57
The Giving Tree ...... Alex Contreras-Cerero ...... 58
Knights vs Samurai ...... Joshua Ceron-Villegas ...... 59
Pokémon Indigo League ...... Blair Greene ...... 60
Recess ...... Brandon Garcia-Martinez ..... 61
Rainbow ...... Angy Ceron-Villegas ...... 62
The Princesses and the Flowers ...... Noelle Jung ...... 63
World War II ...... Yael Martinez...... 64
How I Got a Skin ...... Ethan Jones ...... 65
The Most Daring Mission ...... Maxton Pridgen ...... 66
The Adventures of Dog Man & the Minecraft Fox ...... Hayden Heglar ...... 67
My Family ...... Noah Harpold ...... 68
Ghost ...... Micah Oborne ...... 69
An Acrostic Poem about Wrestling...... Giovanni Wrisborne ...... 70
Alternate Ending to the Three Little Pigs ...... Emiliano Aguilera-Perez ...... 71 What I Would Do if Someone Stole My Pumpkin ...... Dominick Contreras ...... 72
Jason the Velociraptor ...... Zander Zenteno ...... 73
The Beach ...... Journee Carr ...... 74
Oakley and Johnny’s Journey ...... Oakley Bigness ...... 75
Big Jim Saves the Day By Aaron Bonilla Tutor: Sarah Anderson
Once upon a time, there was a cat named Petey and a dog named
Dog Man. They were always fighting because there was a very cool ball and they both wanted it. One day, a big superhero named Big Jim broke up a fight between them. Then, Big Jim ate all the cupcakes because he was hungry. Then, Big Jim told them that he would give them both a cool ball.
They both became friends and they never fought again.
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When I Grow Up By Rahkell LeSane Tutor: Kimberly Ange
When I grow up, I want to be a teacher and a mother. I want to be a teacher because I love learning and being a leader. I want to be a mother because I want to create my own family. I want a good job when I grow up so I can buy my own stuff for my family. I want to be a teacher because they get to tell kids what to do and help them learn.
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Fortnite By Lucas Scibetta Tutor: Allison Atwood
Fortnite is my favorite video game. Fortnite is a video game with less violence than others. You get dropped in a map by a battle bus. Sometimes you are on a team and you’re trying to beat the other team. The whole Fortnite world used to look like Save the World in season 1.
In season 4 of Fortnite, there was a meteor that crashed into the ground and made a giant hole. This hole was called Dusty Divot and it became a part of a map. In season 5, there was a rocket that was trying to destroy part of a map. The rocket was trying to destroy Tilted Towers. Tilted Towers was saved by a rift. A rift is a mini portal, and it dropped the rocket from the sky.
In the new chapter of Fortnite, chapter 2, you have to earn new maps by going to other parts of the maps. There are between 12 and 20 parts to the maps. If you find all the letters of “Fortnite”, you get a new skin. A skin is a new design for a character. In chapter 2, you are able to swim, drive boats, and fish. The fish that you catch can give you health. I can’t wait to go home and play Fortnite!
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A Turtle Tries to Fly By Kevin Cortez-Sanchez Tutor: Carly Baker
The Turtle and the Bird were at the lake. Turtle walked over to Bird and said, “I can fly!” Bird laughed at Turtle and said, “You can’t fly!” Turtle posed as Superman and the bird laughed. Turtle took a deep breath and whoosh! Bird met Turtle in the sky and had a big race, and Turtle whooshed to space.
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A DAY OF FORTNITE By Branson LeSane Tutor: Maddie Baker
One day Chase and I got off the school bus and headed home. We did homework together so we could soon play Fortnite. After Chase and I finished our homework, we headed to my game room, grabbed our controllers and logged into the game. When we began to play, we hopped on the Battle Bus and headed to find our loot. This loot would help us take out the robbers and take them to jail. When Chase and I opened the chest, we realized that it was empty, so we would have to head to King’s Castle to get the loot. We then began on our journey to King’s Castle by following the “King’s Castle” path, taking us there. It took us 27 minutes to get to the castle. Once we arrived, we had to open three secret doors to get to the chests full of loot. After the final door, we entered the King’s Room where there was loot everywhere! The King then woke up and began asking us questions. He wanted to know if we had the skills to use his loot of supplies since we were strangers. We explained that we were skilled cops and had made good arrests. He let us take the chests full of loot. Chase and I grabbed our chests and headed back to the police house. Once we got there, we created a plan to get the robbers. After a few hours, we were able to get all the robbers and put them in jail, all thanks to the King’s loot.
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The Great Escape By Michael Enriquez Tutor: Madison Barbee
One day in a very hot California zoo, there was a panda named Oreo and a giraffe named Jeffrey. They lived side by side but never knew each other. One day Oreo climbed a bamboo tree and saw Jeffrey. Oreo asked Jeffrey, “Are you a new animal here?” “No, I have lived here for a long time,” Jeffrey said. Then they started talking, but after a while, Oreo spotted a hole in the fence of Jeffrey’s cage. Oreo thought of going through the fence and letting the animals free. He told Jeffrey about his plan to escape the zoo. Jeffrey thought it was a good idea and he mentioned letting Oreo slide down his neck and crawl over to the hole. The next night, Oreo climbed the bamboo tree to be the same height as Jeffrey. He then jumped onto Jeffrey’s neck and slid all the way down. Then Oreo crawled through the hole in Jeffrey’s cage. It was a tight squeeze but Oreo wiggled through. Oreo found the zookeeper’s office and crawled through the window. He noticed the shiny keys on top of the zookeeper’s desk. He quickly grabbed the keys and quietly climbed out through the window. When Oreo got back to Jeffrey’s cage, it was very early in the morning. Oreo and Jeffrey decided to release all of the animals in the zoo. Jeffrey quickly grabbed the keys and unlocked every single cage in the zoo. Since the animals were making a lot of noise, the zookeeper heard the ruckus and noticed a lot of movement on the security cameras. As the animals ran to the exit, they were being chased by the zookeeper. But, the zookeeper skipped leg day so he couldn’t catch up to all of the animals. The animals got out of the zoo and found new homes where they could live happily. After that day, every animal from the zoo celebrated a new holiday known as The Great Escape.
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Otis Ruins Sam’s Birthday By Allison Lopez Tutor: Sam Utz
One day at the park, my family helped me set up Sam’s birthday party. The park had swings, slides, and was near a creek. There were lots of fish and frogs in the creek. We drank smoothies, soda, juice, and water. We ate pizza, spaghetti, cake, and cupcakes. The cupcakes were decorated with chocolate frosting. We played Candyland on a picnic table, and we drew pictures with chalk. We drew pictures of butterflies, flowers, and cake. Suddenly, Otis the tractor came to Sam’s birthday party. He was crazy! He smashed all the cupcakes and cake. He drank all the drinks, and he ran over the games with his muddy tires. Candyland was ruined, and so were our chalk drawings. He was crazy because he ate a lot of sugar. We smashed the rest of the cake in Otis’ face! Otis got even crazier. His tires got all twisted in the swings. We went over to help him because he was stuck. Otis apologized for ruining Sam’s birthday party. He was glad we helped him. We told him it was okay, we still had some left over cakes, cupcakes, drinks, and food. He was happy that we said it was okay. As an apology, he offered to drive us around the park. Then everyone was happy. The End
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Bob, the Dog who Lived on Saturn By Rodrigo Aguilera-Perez Tutor: Autumn Bartley
In December of 3020, there was a dog that lived on Saturn with his friends, the aliens. The dog’s name was Bob. One day Bob was feeling very lonely, and the aliens who were his friends were just not enough. He sat there on his spaceship while his alien owners were away doing space work stuff. Bob was really, really sad wishing there were more dogs in outer space. Then suddenly, one of the aliens zapped into where Bob was. The alien said “Bob, what’s wrong?” Bob said, “I am sad because there are no other dogs here to play with.” “Then why don’t we go get some of the other dogs?” Bob replied “How? I thought the evil ruler of outer space named Rat took all of the dogs for himself.” “He tried, Bob, but look at you. You are here, and he is 5 million light years away.” Bob and his friends set out on a secret mission to find the other dogs who were trapped away on the evil villain’s planet. Finally, when they reached the planet where Rat lived, they found three of the dogs right there at the gate. Bob jumped in and said, “You’re coming with us. Let's get you out of this place.” The three new dogs and Bob saw each other. They quickly became best friends. Suddenly, Rat came in and said, “WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? WHO ARE YOU? ALL OF YOU ARE NEVER GETTING OFF OF MY PLANET.” Bob and the aliens were sent to the Rat’s evil lair. He took them to where his assistants, the chickens, took prisoners. After being held for a few hours, the chickens had enough. The chickens did not like Rat, and they were tired of obeying him. The chickens agreed and said, “You guys are all free to go.” Bob, the aliens, and the three other dogs escaped back to Saturn and they all lived happily ever after. They never heard from Rat ever again.
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Trip to Hawaii By Charlee Nicolini Tutor: JT Bentfield
John lived in a house in Pennsylvania. John went on a trip to Hawaii and got a hotel in Hawaii. Then he went to the beach, found a clown fish and made it his pet. John turned around and saw a frog, and it became his pet too. He took his new pets back to his fancy hotel. His hotel neighbor knocked on his door with a bird on his shoulder. John was very confused. Suddenly, the big bird jumped off his shoulder, flew around the hotel room and ate all of John’s snacks. John went outside to his fancy hotel backyard and saw a camel hiding in the bushes. The camel yelled, “Wake up John. Wake up!” Then John woke up and it was all a dream. There were no fish, no frog, no neighbor with a bird on their shoulder, and no camel. Plus, he was back in his bed at his house in Pennsylvania.
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Lost Dog in the Snow By Erick Valencia-Garcia Tutor: Jennifer Bernhardson
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Erick. He woke up and it was snowing out. When he saw the snow, he was excited to go play outside. After Erick got dressed in his snow gear, he woke his parents up to watch him. He told them, “I am going to play outside with Harley.” Harley is Erick’s little white dog that he got from his grandma a few years prior. Harley and Erick are best friends. Harley ran out in front of Erick. They were playing for a while. Then Erick went inside to wake up his brother. When he went back outside, he did not see Harley. Panic struck Erick. He did not know what to do. Since Harley was all white, he was impossible to spot in the snow. They went looking for Harley. They screamed his name repeatedly. They went past Erick’s grandma’s house. Out of the corner of Erick’s eye, he saw Harley. Erick felt relief. Harley was safe at grandma’s house. Then they went back home a full family. Erick was happy to have his best friend back.
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Video Games are Brilliant
By Parker Wahnefried Tutor: Alexandria Branson
Video games are good because they can help you pay attention better. They can also inspire gamers to make children’s games that include math, reading, and more. Some people think videogames are bad. I believe that they are good because they help people who have ADHD, train soldiers, and inspire learning. Students can learn more about things with video games because a lot of them include math and reading. Some kids do not pay attention to school because they play too many videogames. They should stop and turn off the power from time to time. I think video games are good because they help me learn to pay attention better. This helps me to pay attention in class better and pay attention to tests in school. They also help me to stop fidgeting so I have control and can pay attention better. They have taught me strategy skills and have improved my reading. Other people think that video games are bad, and this may be true to them. But some video games are good because they help me to pay attention, it also taught other people skills, like soldiers. Overall, videogames are valuable things.
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The Revenge of Grandma Lulu: Part 1 By Maria Villasenor Tutor: Liz Hewett
On the night of Halloween, a girl named Ava sat watching “Goosebumps”. She had just moved to America from Mexico and was excited for her first Halloween. While she was watching the movie, her mom decided to go to the bank before it was time to go trick or treating, leaving her home alone. Once her mom left, Ava turned off the movie to go unpack her room when she heard something drop to the ground with a thud. She turned around to find her Mom’s picture on the ground. Terrified, she quickly ran to her room and slammed the door breathing heavily from fear. Then she thought she heard noisy whispers coming from the other side of the door saying her name, “Avaaaaa.” As she tried to calm down a note slipped from under the door which read “Ava it’s me, Grandma Lulu.” Ava was surprised. She had only heard stories about Grandma Lulu. She anxiously opened the door to find the bright, pink ghost of Grandma Lulu floating in the hallway. As Ava stepped out of her doorway, she heard her mom come home and Ava called out, “Mom come here!” When Ava’s Mom saw Grandma Lulu in the hallway, she gasped in surprise. Then she told Ava to get in her room now! Ava slammed her door shut. Quickly, Ava grabbed a cup, put it to the door to listen and heard her mom say, “…and stay away from Ava she has nothing to do with the death of your grandson!” Suddenly Ava heard an angry voice say, “You took my only grandson now I’m going to take your only daughter!” As Ava opened her door, she saw the ghost of Grandma Lulu snap her fingers and her mom vanish.
To be Continued…
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Facts about Dogs By Melody Zapata Tutor: Emily Calarco
I wrote about dogs because I always wanted a dog and I think they are good friends. I am going to talk about three type of dogs. The three types are Dalmatians, Huskies and Labrador Retrievers.
My favorite type of dogs are Dalmatians. Dalmatians can grow tall; about 19 to 24 inches. They can weigh 24 to 70 pounds. They can live up to 13 years. Some qualities of Dalmatians are that they are dignified, smart and outgoing. The Dalmatian is a spotted dog. Dalmatians are amazing!
Now I am going to talk about huskies. Huskies can be different colors. A female husky weighs about 35 to 50 pounds. A male weighs 45 to 60 pounds. A female Husky’s height is 20 to 22 inches. A male’s height is 21 to 23.5 inches. Huskies have a northern heritage; this means they like the cold. I think Huskies are cute.
Labrador Retrievers are my third favorite dog. Male Labs weigh 65 to 80 pounds and a female weighs 55 to 70 pounds. A female's height is 22.5 to 24.5 inches and a male's height is 21.5 to 23.5 inches. Labs are medium sized. Labs come in different colors and have lots of energy. Labs are also known for being strong.
Overall, each dog breed is unique and all have different features. Dogs have their own personalities. I love dogs. I think they are amazing. I want a dog so bad, I hope I get one in the future.
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Joe By Jacob Gallan Tutor: Kimberly Cherry
It was the year 2000; Joe had a very good life. He was in his forties and he was tall, thin, and had brown hair. He was also a trillionaire. He got 200 million dollars from winning the lottery. He used that money to build a company. It was one of the world’s biggest company. It was called The U.S. Always Wins. It was where a team would compete against another team and the winning team would get a couple million dollars. They would compete in different events. The biggest event was when they played flag football using paintball guns in a stadium. The teams would get paid when people threw money at them. Joe would make trillions every day. The story starts when Joe was in his house (the biggest in the world) and he walked to his room to go to sleep. Little did he know he was going to walk into a nightmare. Joe went to sleep until he heard a loud noise Scrapppppppp Scrappppppp. He got his flashlight and walked downstairs. The scraping noise seemed to be coming from the basement. He went downstairs. He heard whispering and footsteps; it was as if he walked into a horror movie. He saw a tall masked man. In a frightening voice Joe said, “Who’s there?” He heard a loud bang. He had been knocked out……He woke up in a glass case. He was enclosed. One year later Joe woke up in the glass case, but the top of the case had been opened. He got out and stretched a lot. He was starving. On his watch, it said 2001. “What?! I was here for a year?” Joe cried out. He had no food, so he went to the grocery store. He saw the same masked man that enclosed him in the glass case. He went outside and lunged at the man. A fat storekeeper said, “I’m not part of this.” The masked man said, “Help me, Marco!” The fat storekeeper took a dive at Joe. Joe then saw a man he recognized. It came back to his memory. It was his friend Owen. Joe said “Help, Owen!” Owen said “Okay.” Then he knocked them out in 5 seconds. “What are we going to do with them?” Owen asked, “Enclose them,” Joe said.
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Brothers By Adan Rios Tutor: Alyssa Coe
1. Brothers are cool. 2. Brothers play together. 3. Brothers ride bikes together. 4. Brothers play video games together. 5. Brothers eat dinner with their families. 6. I Love My Brother!
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The Day I Flew By Jazmin Diaz Tutor: Lydia Cook
One day I was at the park and I saw a lion whose name was Lily. She was so beautiful! She was in front of my face. She was big and very furry. I thought she wanted to play with me... BUT NO... she wanted to eat me. She began to chase me.
I have a big secret to tell you...I was born with golden wings. I'm going to finally use them, so I can escape from the lion. I started flying, but then I stopped because I started getting tired from all of that flying. I landed in a place called heaven, which for me meant Paris…not just anywhere in Paris, but at the Eiffel tower. It's this big triangular building with beautiful lights.
All of a sudden, Lily the lion ruined the beautiful moment. She found me! I started flapping my golden wings, and put my tail up. I started shooting golden chocolate balls at Lily the lion because she was trying to eat me. The delicious milk chocolate exploded and she got scared. The explosion is what distracted her. Meanwhile, I had time to take out my golden wings and fly away, safe and sound. The good thing was that I never saw her again in my entire life.
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I Like Cats and Dogs
By Brooklynn Carr Tutor: Chloe Cowden
I like cats and dogs. I like cats and dogs because they have baby doll eyes. I also like to rub them on my face because they are so soft.
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Chainsaw By Maggie Brock Tutor: Danielle Caldropoli
My name is Chainsaw. I wear sunglasses and a spiky necklace. I live in a giant house that has a pool, hot tub, and a dog. I am fat and wobble around my very fancy house. I am pink with black spots on my back. I have always wondered how old I am. I have been here a while. I am a banker and I get change a lot. I have almost been dropped a couple of times. I forgot to mention, I have a weird long and skinny rectangular hole on the top of my back. I was born with it; I think people call it a birthmark? Most people call me piggy bank, but I like Chainsaw better! Can you help me figure out what I am?
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Animal Crossing By Kameron Hines Tutor: Hannah Doan
This is how I started a video game called Animal Crossing. It’s about every animal in the world and how they have to cross the road, They try not to get hit by the cars and boats, and they try not to drown in the water. They cross the road forever. There are zebras, elephants, chickens, cows and pigs. All the animals have escaped from the zoo! They have to cross the roads in New York. They’re not looking for anything. They’re just doing it for fun! The people think it’s funny, and they’re not scared of the animals. Every day is different and the people enjoy the animals.
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The Mario Adventure By Matthew Greene Tutor: Ashley Dunn
First, I was at my Mimaw’s wedding. I saw a rainbow banana at the food table. I ate it and turned into Mario. I was still really hungry, so I ate an orange. Then I turned into fire power Mario. I said, “Maybe I should use my fire power on robbers to get them to go to the police station.” I was still really hungry so I ate one grape. The grape turned me into sidekick, fire power Mario. I used my sidekick fire power to look into the mud monster’s mind to find his weakness. I found his weakness. His weakness was water. I ate a blueberry and I turned into fire water, sidekick power Mario. I looked into his brain again to find his weakness because I forgot. Then I used my water power to wash the mud monster away. I saw a rainbow pear and I turned into star, fire water, sidekick power Mario. I was still very hungry. I saw a chocolate cupcake. When I ate the chocolate cupcake, I had super arms and I used them to save people. There was a super-hot nacho cheese volcano that was about to erupt. I used my super arms to grab all of the people and move them where there was no super-hot nacho cheese. I was still very hungry so I ate a strawberry, and I turned into lava super arm, star, fire water sidekick Mario. There was a massive flood coming, so I used my lava powers to make lava. The water cooled the lava down and turned it into rock to save the town. I was still very hungry. I saw my favorite fruit of all time! I ate a mango and turned into super fast, lava, super arm, star, fire water sidekick Mario. I used my super speed to save a child that was in great danger. There was a giant monster right in front of her, and I used my super speed to stop time like Flash and take her back to her house. Her parents were so glad that she was safe. I went to the grocery store, and then I saw a golden strawberry mango. I ate it and I turned into gold Mario. Gold super speed, super arm, star fire, water sidekick Mario. There was an avalanche, and I used my gold stretchy arms and gold stretchy legs and blocked the rockslide to save the whole town. I was almost so full. I could only eat one more thing. I ate a pizza and turned back into a human. Then I went back to Mimaw’s wedding. I danced really fast and did a split. I was so tired I used my super sleeping powers to take a super nap. The end.
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Halloween
By Sebastian Rivera Tutor: Jacob Dunning
The day of Halloween, as Sebastian went to carve his pumpkin, he noticed that it was gone. Sebastian decided to look at Mummy’s house. Mummy said he did not know where it was and that he was a little wrapped up. Sebastian asked mummy if he would help him find his pumpkin. Mummy replied, “Yeah sure, I can help you find it.” We looked through his whole pyramid and we never found it. They then decided to go to the sleepy zombie’s house. Sebastian asked the sleep zombie, “Have you seen my pumpkin??” Sebastian sat there confused. Sebastian then explained that a pumpkin is a big, fat, circle that is orange. Sebastian then asked the sleepy zombie if he could help them search for the pumpkin. They next decided to search at the ghost’s house. Sebastian asked the ghost, “Have you seen my pumpkin??” “Of course I have,” responded the ghost. “It’s in my room under the bed. Sebastian then asked the ghost, “…and how did it get there??” The ghost responded, “I went to your house straight through the walls and took your pumpkin….. Trick or Treat!!!”
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I don’t like poems.
By Jun Park Tutor: Robin Edmonds
A poem is full of confusion.
I have nothing to add to the class discussion
because it makes my brain turn white.
They turn me dark as night.
I am left with a concussion.
A poem makes me sleepy.
They also can be a little creepy,
even writing one is difficult.
Do I need to understand them to become an adult?
By the end of the poem, I’m weepy.
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Best Day
By Alana Johnson Tutor: Ciara Garner
It was a cold night on December 15th, 2015. My baby brother, Bryson Parker Johnson (Jr squirt) was born. I was five years old at the time. It all started when I was asleep in my bed and suddenly I heard my mom screaming. My sister ran in and woke me up. It was time to go to the hospital. The baby was coming! My daddy drove my momma, and my Auntie drove my sister and me in the car behind them. When we got to the hospital, we had to wait in the waiting room for what seemed like forever. My daddy was panicking because he was scared that the baby was going to look like my mom because all of the girls look just like her. Finally, the Doctor called us in to meet our baby brother and when I saw him, he looked like an Angel wrapped up in the blue blanket that my mom bought him. I remember seeing my dad falling on his knees excited, screaming, “Thank you, Jesus, the baby has red hair like me!” We were all so happy. When I came in, I sat down and my momma handed Bryson to me. When I looked at his sweet face, I knew from that day on, I would always care for him.
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Why the Dinosaurs Went Extinct
By Saby Silva-Gonzalez Tutor: Jessica Graham
Once upon a time, 65 million years ago, a T-Rex was looking for prey in the desert. While in the desert, he saw another creature…that was Charizard. Charizard was eating meat. Suddenly, T-Rex got really, really hungry. T-rex hit Charizard then Charizard threw a fireball at T-rex. But, he missed. T-Rex stomped aggressively on Charizard. Then, Charizard fell down but recovered. Then he did a Super Move. He threw fireballs and breathed fire at T-rex. Charizard won! And that’s why the dinosaurs went extinct.
The End.
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Mura, the Mermaid, and Her Friends
By Vinny Scott-Pollock Tutor: Lydia Hall
Hello, my name is Mura. My friends and I are playing volleyball. After playing volleyball, my friends and I forgot to put the ball away. Then the squid named Squimbletin found it. He told us to come get the ball in his cave. He then made a magic potion and locked us in cages. He locked us up for 10 days. We finally told him we wanted to be friends and he let us go. After he let us go, we returned to our palaces. We had a big dinner and we even invited Squimbletin.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 25 ~
My Family By Leo Contreras Tutor: Ashlyn Hardwick
I love my family. My family is my mom, my dad, and my sister. I love my mom because she cooks for me. I love my dad because when I am bored, he takes me to my friend’s house. I love my sister because she teaches me math. This is my family.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 26 ~
The Story of Avery and Pip
By Trinity Jordan Tutor: Dallas Hukill
One day, there was a girl named Avery walking in the woods. Suddenly, she found a wounded wolf. Avery approached it slowly. She shouted, "Are you okay?!" The wolf looked up at her and said, "No, my leg got stuck in the fence when I tried to jump over it." Avery was shocked when she heard the wolf talk back to her. Avery looked at the wolf and said, "Oh my goodness, you can talk?!" The wolf said, "Yes, I can talk, and my name is Pip." Avery thought that Pip was in a lot of pain, so she scooped him up and took him home. On the long walk home, the two of them started to get to know each other more, and they decided to be BFFL's. Once Avery and Pip got home, she healed him and said, "You'll be better in a month." Then Pip said, "I don't want to go!" So Avery asked, "Can you be my pet, Pip?" and he said yes. They lived happily ever after as the bestest of friends.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 27 ~
The Adventures of Brooklyn and Jordan
By Monserrat Ruiz Tutor: Lauren Jenkins
Once upon a time in a little town called Hillsburg there lived two girls named Brooklyn and Jordan. They were best friends. They both lived on the beach just down the street from each other. They liked to play in the water with Jordan’s dog named Sofia. But today was not like the rest because Sofia had gone missing and the two girls needed to go find her. They left the dog at the beach by herself. When they came back, she was missing. The only thing that was left was her collar. The two girls began to panic. They didn’t know what to do. Brooklyn looked over and saw the footprints that Sofia left behind. They began to follow the footprints. Along the way, they ran into a seagull. They asked the seagull if he had seen a dog. The seagull answered yes and flapped his wing towards the right. The two girls noticed that the pier was on the right. They ran to the pier and Sofia was on the pier eating ice cream. The girls were happy that they found Sofia. Afterwards, they played in the water with Sofia. They were so excited to solve another mystery.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 28 ~
“Sorry with Friends”
By Madison Farlow Tutor: Kristy Johnstone
I like to play the board game “Sorry” with my family. My mom, my dad, and my little sister all like to play with me. When you play the game “Sorry,” you pick a card and you must move the number of spaces written on it. You have to go all around the whole board with all of your pieces. When you get all around the board, you have to get all the pieces in your home space in order to win. I usually win the game. I love to play “Sorry” with my friends and family!
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 29 ~
The Story of Maggie
By Carolina Ramirez Tutor: Heather Jones
Maggie was a happy puppy. She lived in the backyard with her mom and her puppy siblings. They all had separate doghouses, and her mom lived in the biggest doghouse. The puppies had toys, but Maggie loved the grass and flowers the most. Maggie went to school and she loved it there. Maggie especially loved her teacher. One day Maggie got sick, and her mom took her to the vet to be looked at. The vet is a doctor for animals. Maggie had a bad stomachache, bad cough, and a very bad runny nose. Finally, twelve years later, she finally recovered, and she was able to return to school. Maggie was happy to be back in school, and home with her family.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 30 ~
Sparkles the Butterfly and Rainbow Cat
By Serenity Milsap Tutor: Jenny Keating
Sparkles the butterfly was drinking orange juice and eating flowers outside one morning. I was sleeping and she flew into my window and woke me up. She flapped her wings on my cheek. I got out of bed and put my slippers on. She flew back outside and I followed her. She flew into the woods where we saw a cat. Sparkles and I decided to adopt the cat. We named her Rainbow because she had rainbow fur. She was so cuddly. We took her back to the house and fed her watermelon and water. She was the best cat ever, and I loved her very much. We went on many adventures to find more kittens. We saw many different colored kittens. We adopted them all. We had to get cat food, water, and beds for our new friends. We all lived happily in the woods together. One day a snake came to our home in the woods. We all ran together to my house and locked the door. I watched movies with all my cats, and we ate tons of ice cream and milk. We all lived happily ever after. The end.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 31 ~
The Abandoned Hospital
By Julian Contreras-Cerero Tutor: Samantha Kibby
Max and David were playing, and they went to their tree house. There was a box and they teleported to some place dark. Max and David’s eyes had to adjust to the darkness. Eventually they could see trees. They realized that they were in a forest. They went deeper and deeper and deeper, and they saw a dark and abandoned hospital. They went to the abandoned hospital. It was so messy they saw spiders! They saw a lot of stretchers. They went upstairs, where they heard a door close. They opened the door and they saw a creepy scientist. Max and David shut the door and the scientist ran after them. The scientist followed them to the basement and cornered them. Max and David shut the door and the scientist ran after them. The scientist followed them to the basement and cornered them. Max and David screamed for help, but realized that no one was there, except the creepy scientist. The creepy scientist began to talk, “Wait! My name is Alex. I have been trapped here in this hospital for 50 years. I got teleported here from a magic box in my tree house. I need help getting back home. Can you help me?” Max and David were shocked! They got teleported here from a magic box in their tree house. They told Alex the scientist that they also got teleported here from their magic tree house box. The three were sure it was the same box. Max and David thought that the reason they were teleported here was to save Alex. So, the three of them walked out of the abandoned hospital to the spot in the forest they got teleported to. All of a sudden, they were back in the tree house. Max and David saved Alex.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 32 ~
Dinosaurs
By Dax Ruttkay Tutor: Valerie Lian
Dinosaurs are extinct. Dinosaurs eat people and man and me. My favorite dinosaur is a Dominus Rex. A dinosaur’s head is big. They are tall. I love dinosaurs. A volcano hit the dinosaurs. The end.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 33 ~
The Mysterious Island
By Isaac Gonzalez Tutor: Megan Longley
There were pirates sailing on the sea. They were looking for a new island to discover. The pirates found a mysterious island. They went on the island and that’s when they found a dog and named him Doggo. They all went looking on the mysterious island. They found some raccoons and the raccoons joined with Doggo and the pirates. Everybody was heading into the woods when suddenly they saw a paper in a tree. The pirates thought it was a map, but they didn’t know for sure. Doggo jumped and got it. They followed the map, went over a mountain, through a volcano and walked through the desert. Then they found the treasure. There were lots of stamps in the treasure chest. They all shared the stamps and lived happily ever after.
THE END!
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 34 ~
Awbie’s quest was to get to the end of the cave and on the way, he had to gather wood and strawberries. Awbie had to slap away the beavers to get wood or strawberries from them but if he missed them, they would run away to another spot. Another thing was that the pond was in the way for Awbie to get to the end. The logs and lily pads helped Awbie to get to the other side without sinking. Next, Awbie ran into a bunny. If he went near it, the bunny would leave strawberries behind him. Before Awbie went in the pond, there was a trampoline for him to jump on and after he did that, he would be launched to another place in the cave. When he got launched to the other place, he ran over the purple star that turned him purple. Even the strawberries turned purple! Another trampoline bounced Awbie back to the pond. Finally, Awbie chased all of the beavers away then he went to eat all of the pies and escaped the cave.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 35 ~
Lizard
By Devin Day
Tutor: Rachel Mahoney There were two lizards named Karen and Fred. Fred found a big, brown home, made of dirt. Fred and Karen both liked this home so they fought for it! Fred bit Karen making her break her left leg and her tail. Fred won the home in the woods! The end.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 36 ~
The Best Day Ever!
By Deborah Salas-Bejar Tutor: Chassidy Maiers
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Deborah. She started her day by having her friends come over to her house to play. They played and played all day long. They played tag outside, games on the iPad, and painted their nails. They had so much fun that the time went by so fast. Their moms came to get them, and it was sad when they had to leave. But then Deborah got to go to the playground and play with more friends. “OMG, this is the best day ever!” said Deborah. When Deborah got home later that day, she got to eat lots of candy. She had lollipops, Airheads, Ring Pop and that is all. THE END.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 37 ~
My Hurricane Florence Experience By Joel Agustin Tutor: Courtney Masiak
My family and I went to the hotel because of the tornado. We had to stay there for two weeks. The tornado destroyed the roof of my house. It took five months to fix it. My mom fell through the roof and broke her back. She had to stay in bed for eight weeks. After eight weeks, she felt better but sometimes her back hurts.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 38 ~
The Story about Luke and Buck
By Kalen Scibetta Tutor: Kourtney Matt
One day, Luke and Buck were playing moon ball in space on the moon. Luke and Buck saw a UFO with an alien at the top and the alien saw Luke and Buck. The alien landed his UFO on the moon and got out of it. The alien asked what their names were. Luke and Buck told them their names. Luke and Buck asked, “Do you want to play moonball?” “Sure,” the alien said. Buck found something. It was a robot at an astronaut place. So, Luke, Buck, and the alien didn’t care about the robot and the astronaut place. Luke pulled out his phone and called for pizza at lunchtime. They saw a pizza spaceship that looked like a firetruck. They got a pepperoni pizza. They said “bye” and the pizza truck exploded. After they ate pizza, they read a poetry book. Then, they snuck into the astronaut’s house without the robot seeing them. They found a white board and drew a picture of two monsters. They looked at the time and saw it was time for dinner. They drove a space car that looked like a cop car back to Earth. They went back to their house. They ate tacos and Luke and Buck were happy to see their cat named Tackle. Luke and Buck went to their mom and asked if they had a baseball game. She said, “Yes.” They went through the woods to get to their baseball game. Luke pulled out a map to see if they were going to the right place. It began to rain and thunder. Luke and Buck went over the bridge because there was a river under it. They got to their baseball game. They won their baseball game! When walking back home, they saw a grizzly bear and got scared. They ran back home! Then, Luke and Buck ate gummy worms, gave some to the alien, and said goodbye. THE END
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 39 ~
Ballerina and Birds By Kimberly Cortes Tutor: Maggie McFadyen
Once upon a time, a ballerina went to a birthday party for her friend, Emma. They all ate chocolate cake at the party and then she opened her presents. They were all wrapped in beautiful wrapping paper. Next, everyone at the party saw four birds flying in the sky. One bird was blue, two were red, and one was brown. The birds made a heart in the sky with their wings. Everyone at the party loved watching the birds. The ballerina had a long day and was tired. She went home, showered, put PJ’s on and brushed her teeth. Then she got in bed and cuddled with her teddy bear. Before she knew it, she was dreaming of the four birds.
The End
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 40 ~
Cheetahs
By Esteban Garcia-Aragon Tutor: Rachel Mellinger
Today I want to teach you about Cheetahs. They are my favorite animals! Most cheetahs live in Africa. You can also find them in rainforests. When they are hungry, they mainly eat gazelles. Cheetahs don’t actually bite their prey; they suffocate them, because they have small teeth. They can run 65 to 75 miles per hour. Can you run that fast? Cheetahs can see about three miles away, which is less than humans. They also can grow up to 3 feet tall, which is pretty short. Usually cheetahs live from about 10 to 12 years. Cheetahs have 30 teeth in all. Their bite force is 475 pounds. On a cheetah’s tongue are papillae, which feels like sandpaper. They can weigh up to 160 pounds. The highest a cheetah can jump up to is 12 feet. I really want to see a cheetah someday. I like cheetahs because they run super-fast and because they’re similar to the team, the black panthers and the animal, the Black Panther.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 41 ~
How to Make an Apple Pie By Tiffany Rodriguez Tutor: Alyssa Meyer
Step 1: Peel apples. Then put them in a bowl. Pour hot cider in the bowl. Step 2: Cover the bowl in plastic and set aside for 10 minutes. Step 3: Drain out cider and let it dry. Step 4: Add all the spices: cinnamon and sugar. Step 5: Toss the apples and cover them in spices. Step 6: Roll out the pie dough and fill it with the apple mixture. Step 7: Pile high, the more the merrier. Step 8: Cover it in top crust. Step 9: Trim the dough. Step 10: Tuck the dough underneath. Step 11: Flute the edges. Step 12: Cut vents. Step 13: Brush with egg wash. Step 14: Sprinkle with sugar. Step 15: Bake the pie. Step 16: Throw the pie on Mr. Brinkley’s head.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 42 ~
Watermelon’s Week 2 By Harper Jones Tutor: Lindsay Miller
Last week Watermelon went on many adventures. This week she learned lots of new things. On Monday, Watermelon started school. Her favorite part of the day is math.
On Tuesday, Watermelon joined the soccer team. Her favorite part of soccer is making new friends.
On Wednesday, Watermelon learned how to read in school. She read a whole chapter book and her teacher was proud of her.
On Thursday, Watermelon learned how to dribble the ball in soccer. She also worked on her rainbow kick.
On Friday, Watermelon got an A+ on her math test. She also scored two goals at her soccer game. I wonder what she will do next week.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 43 ~
Half Moon Secrets.... By Cooper Bosch Tutor: Shannon Moore
Ten months ago, Midnight was one month old like her brother Cliff. They were in the tallest tower in Bloodwing Kingdom when Midnight realized that she could kill even a full-grown dragon with her claws. Four months later... Icicle, Amber, and Sora were going to Bloodwing Kingdom with Midnight when they ran into Midnights brother Cliff. “Midnight! Mom is gone!” said Cliff. “What?!” said Midnight. Now they were all heading to the throne room in the tower. “Her majesty is gone!” said one of the guards. “What happened?” said Midnight. “We heard a loud BOOM last night in your mom’s room so we went in to see what happened. Then we saw a big blood wing with your mom, and it was heading for the rainforest, “said Cloud. “A big blood wing?” said Midnight, “What was his name, Cloud?” “His name was Flare like your dads name,” said Cloud. “Maybe he is my dad.” “Really?” said Cloud. “Yes.” said Midnight. “He also said he wants you and your friends to find him and get back your mother,” said Cloud. 5 days later... Midnight and her friends were in the rainforest when they saw a big cave and heard a loud ROAR. Midnight and her friends went in and saw the big blood wing and Queen Luna. Maybe the blood wing is her dad? “Well, well. Look it’s Princess Midnight,” said Flare. “Give mom back!” “Ok, only if you can beat me.” “What?!” “Ok, fine. I will challenge you.” Ready? Set? Go! “I will kill your daughter.” “Oh no you won`t.” “Hey? You want to fight me? Then let's fight!” “HA! How do you think you will kill me?” “This is how.” “Huh?” “This moon was the one I was born under and the one I will show my true nature under. HA!” “How will you kill me like th-?” “You mean like this.” “What?!?!” said everyone. “I guess you forgot I have anmunis powers, Dad.” And a few seconds later, the big blood wing was down. Everyone was flying back to the castle. Something still bugged Midnight like her dad was not giving up and was not dead. But how? To be continued…
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 44 ~
The School
By Hayden Lovelace Tutor: Mackenzie Morgan
Once there was a kid who dressed as a ghost. His name was Josh. He was mean to everyone, even the teacher. Josh wouldn’t let anyone play with him. The teacher saw this and made Josh go to the principal’s office. The principal, Mr. Highsmith, suspended Josh for an entire month. When Josh came back to school, he was still mean. Josh did not learn his lesson. During class one day, Josh lit a candle, and accidently set the door on fire. The fireman came and quickly put the fire out with the hose. Josh was again sent to Mr. Highsmith. He told the principal that it was an accident and that he was sorry. The principal accepted his apology and said, “It better not happen again.”
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 45 ~
Yoshi & Donkey Kong’s World
By Will Exum Tutor: Blake Morris
Yoshi and Donkey Kong go into Yoshi’s Wooly World. They are in a fight about whose game is better. Yoshi thinks his game is more fun. Yoshi says, “You can throw yarn at Piranha plants in my game! In your game Mario just has to run to save a girl!” Donkey Kong replies, “But that’s not all you can do in my game. I can run around and throw barrels!” Then they realize both of their games are a lot alike. They decide they should make their games come together. Yoshi says, “Maybe our games are so much alike we can put them together. Then nobody will have to argue over which game is better.” “I really, really, really agree with that!” says Donkey Kong. Then Yoshi’s Wooly World and Donkey Kong’s game came together. Yoshi can throw yarn at Donkey Kong to distract him and Yoshi throws fireballs. In this game, you can catch all of the characters, not just the princess.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 46 ~
Just a Bad Dream
By Matthew Gallan Tutor: Tierney Murphy
Once there was a person named Sid. He was evil and very dumb. He was also 100 years old. One time he stole a cent and he went to jail for thirty minutes, but he pick pocketed the police. He only got one key so he used it to open a door to a portal. He went into it. Then he went out of it and saw a ghost that asked him what one plus one was. He had never heard of this question before so he said zero because it was the only number he knew. The ghost told him he was wrong, but if he got it right, the police would forget him stealing the cent. After that, the ghost was gone and Sid decided to go on a walk until he realized he was tired and wanted to sleep, so he did. When he woke up, he realized he was in a different room. He went outside and saw no one there. He was walking for days when he saw a wall with dust and then he punched it. When he did, the dust went away and the wall told him the answer to 1+1 was 2. Then Sid turned to run but he saw the ghost. Sid told the ghost the answer was 2 and the ghost told him that the police forgot he stole the cent but he still was not allowed back to Earth. Then the ghost disappeared and Sid saw a wall that said escape! Sid was dumb and did not know what escape meant so he kept walking. He later found three doors. When he opened the first one water flowed out, the second one had lava flow out. Lastly, Sid opened the third and final door. When he did, a ladder came down. He walked up the ladder and at the top was a sewer. He pushed opened the sewer and realized he was back in jail. Sid then woke up, and was so thankful to realize this was all a crazy dream.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 47 ~
Adventures of the Golden Pig Based on the Game “Will Heroes” By Tony Scott-Pollock Tutor: Kalli Myrick
“Welcome to the Floating World of Heroes! This is a place where heroes gather to rescue creatures. Hi, I am the Golden Pig, and this is my adventure. Let’s get going!” Falcon flew in beside the Golden Pig and said, “The goblins stole the fairy! Let’s hurry, we need to rescue her!” “Where did they take her?” asked the Golden Pig. “The Hidden World of Dreams,” said the Falcon. The Golden Pig and Falcon gathered their backpacks and started their journey. Their next stop was the Golden Island. This island had golden creatures to help them. Now, the Golden Crew was ready to save the fairy. Next, they got on a boat and sailed to the Hidden World of Dreams. When they got there, they got off the boat and were amazed by the crystal trees in the forest. A few minutes later, they saw a village of fairies and asked the king where the queen went. He said, “That way,” and pointed straight ahead at the goblins who were surrounding their king. The Golden Crew defeated the goblins by using four hits on their king. The fairy was rescued and returned to her village. The fairies thanked the Golden Crew and they returned to the Floating World of Heroes. The End
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 48 ~
Sofia, the Goldfish By Sofia Ruiz Tutor: Karianna Navarro
Sofia, the goldfish, is walking to the park.
She is going to play on the swing and slide.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 49 ~
When I grow up…
By Eimy Rodriguez Tutor: Lindsay Nichols
When I grow up, I want to be a dental hygienist. This dream started at the age of 5 years old. Before this dream, I wanted to be a police officer because I wanted to help the community. However, when I realized all of the things a policewoman would have to face, I changed my mind. I switched to a dental hygienist because I still want to help people, but this time with their teeth. I think dental hygiene is really important because you only have one set of permanent teeth, and you want your teeth to be clean and healthy. My cousin is my inspiration for wanting to be a dental hygienist because she is in training to be one herself.
Fun Facts:
You only have two sets of teeth (baby teeth and adult), and one of them you lose Dogs have 43 teeth, cats have 30 teeth, and armadillos have 104 teeth, while an adult will have 30 teeth Every person’s tongue and teeth have prints that are unique to them (like a finger print)
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 50 ~
NKS FASHION DESIGNS BY NYLA SMITH By Nyla Smith Tutor: Charmaine Ortiz
Hi, I am Nyla. I enjoy fashion and dresses. I am inspired by Black History. I enjoy creating clothes for parties. My favorite seasonal fashions are from summer. My logo describes my designs as fun. I enjoy leather fabrics and I like to use smooth textures in my designs. One day NKS will be in production.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 51 ~
Super Ava By Jacky Trejo-Ventura Tutor: Alisha Ortiz
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Ava. She was a super hero with ice powers and a sword. One day, her friends were in trouble at the beach. Super Ava went to save them, but the villain beat up Ava with his heat powers. However, Ava got strong and brave and beat the bad guy with her sword. Then, she relaxed at the beach with her friends. The End.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 52 ~
Dinosaurs:
By Dorian Maxwell Tutor: Stephanie Perkins
Dinosaurs eat meat. Dinosaurs live in the forest. Dinosaurs hunt for other predators.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 53 ~
Ocean Animals By Nealie Ruttkay Tutor: Crystal Posey
Sea horses They change colors when they touch something. The boys take care of babies instead of the girls.
Coral Reefs If you step on it, it will cut you. They change colors. They have algae on top and on the sides.
Octopus They shoot out ink. They have eight tentacles.
Sharks They have tons of teeth. If they stop swimming, they will die.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 54 ~
The Three Little Pigs: From the Wolf’s Eyes
By Emilia Goins Tutor: Cameron Rogers
I was very hungry, so I went to the first pig’s house. It was made of straw, so I huffed and I puffed and I blew the house down. I ate the pig and went to the second pig’s house. His house was made of sticks, so I huffed and I puffed and I blew the house down. Then, I ate the second pig and I went to the third pig’s house. The house was made of bricks, so I huffed and I puffed and I blew the house down. The End.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 55 ~
The Farm
By Zahira Reid Tutor: Alyssa Romero
There was a fat pig from the farm whose eyes were blue and red. She was dancing and she fell in the mud, that fat pig from the farm.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 56 ~
My Favorite Holiday By Max VanPelt Tutor: Lucia Sarkkinen
I am going to tell you about my favorite holiday which is Christmas. First of all, I like the parties with my cousins. Not a bunch of my cousins live in Wilmington, and that is a way that I can hang out with them. Second of all, I love the presents that I get from my family and friends. They are very fun to have, and they also last a long time like my Xbox, socks, pajamas and my own little robot. Last, I love the dirt bikes that my friends got. I love riding them around with my friend because it feels like you are riding on a small motorcycle.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 57 ~
The Giving Tree By Alex Contreras-Cerero Tutor: Hannah Sarsony
In the beginning, the boy went to the tree a lot. In the middle, the boy was getting bigger and the boy was gone. He was getting old and the tree was cut. The kid was happy because they were friends. My favorite part is when he got bigger, and I liked the part when he got the apples.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 58 ~
Knights vs Samurai By Joshua Ceron-Villegas Tutor: Dylan Secero
It starts in 1991 when a king named Arthur made the knights hurt the people. Then the knights knew that what they did was wrong. They saw the people suffering, hurting, and in pain. In 1996, there were different types of knights. There were Blue knights, Dark knights, Light knights, Red knights, and Gladiators. In 1999, the knights made a plan to defeat King Arthur. In 2000, all the knights fight King Arthur. The knights win the battle. In 2006, the knights build their own knight tower. The knights know how to control their own electronics. One day, a Blue knight named Jade watched the news when a Japanese lady told everyone that the samurais are invading Japan. Then the samurais enslaved all of the Japanese people. After that, Jade told all of the knights that Japan was in danger. The knights traveled to Japan by boat to save the Japanese people and defeat the samurai. Then all the trees in Japan were cut down and it was all trashy. They could tell that it was bad. First the knights knew they had to deal with the samurai and then they wanted to help the Japanese people and clean up everything. First, the knights went to the samurai hideout and then the samurai suddenly came out of nowhere and started to attack the knights. The samurai leader came there and told the rest of the samurai to block the knights. Jade told the leader of the samurai to free the people and stop hurting them. The chief samurai said he didn’t want to free the people, so then the chief of the samurai started attacking the knights. The gladiators fought along with the knights. Finally, the battle began. The gladiators fought ten samurai, and one gladiator that had cool weapons fought all ten samurais and helped all the other gladiators. The dark knights fought the omega samurai. Then the gladiators and all of the knights defeated all of the samurai. Now the final battle is going to be Jade vs. the chief samurai. Then Jade said, “We don’t have to fight! Why do the Japanese people deserve this? Deserve to be slaves?” The chief samurai told Jade that he wanted to rule Japan. Jade then defeated the chief samurai and so they surrendered. After the chief samurai surrendered, Jade went and freed all of the slaves. Jade told all of the Japanese people to stop cutting down trees and littering because it is bad. They’re killing all the animals! Jade told the Japanese people that trees are good because they give you oxygen to breathe. Japan changed after that, and people did not litter and took out the trash. There is a serious problem that is happening in our world. There are countries in the world that are cutting down trees, littering, and destroying the ecosystem. Trees give you oxygen, and so we want people to stop cutting down trees and littering. That causes turtles to die, along with other animals like pelicans, fish, and sharks. They can get sick or injured from all the pollution. So please stop littering and cutting down the trees. The end. Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 59 ~
Pokémon Indigo League By Blair Greene Tutor: Bailey Skipper Chapter 1 Once upon a time, a boy named Ash Ketchum met a girl named Misty. “Hey, my name is Ash Ketchum and I would like to battle you,” “Okay,” said Misty. Ash won the battle now he and Misty went to battle Brock. Chapter 2 In Pewter City, Ash met Brock. “My name is…” said Ash with Misty interrupting him. “Yeah, yeah, his name is Ash; just cut to the chase. He owes me a NEW bike,” said Misty. “As I was saying, my name is Ash Ketchum, and I will battle you at last.” “Ok” said Brock. Ash sent out Pikachu. Brock sent out Onix. Ash lost the first time but won the second time. Chapter 3 Later in Pewter City, they met Officer Jenny and Shinx. “STOP IN THE NAME OF THE LAW,” said Officer Jenny. “Shinx…,” said Shinx. “Hi,” said Ash, Misty, and Brock. “Who are you?” said Officer Jenny. “My name is Ash.” “My name is Misty.” “My name is….Brock.” “My name is Officer Jenny, and this is my partner Shinx. There has been a mysterious team called Team Rocket” “Team Rocket…We’ve battled them before,” said Ash. Chapter 5 All of a sudden, Pikachu smells coffee. He goes to the coffee shop, and drinks some. “PIKACHU! COME BACK HERE!” said Ash. “Pika?” said Pikachu. “Cubone?” “Ekans, Coffin.” “Wellllll, let’s catch that Pikachu,” said Mewouth. “Huh?” said Ash, Misty, Brock, and Officer Jenny. “Pika, Onix, Shinx,” said the Pokémon. To be Continued…
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Recess By Brandon Garcia-Martinez Tutor: Nikki Smith
One school day at recess, Brandon and Edween were playing soccer. Brandon passed the ball to Edween and then he passed it back. And score! He wins the game!
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Rainbow
By Angy Ceron-Villegas Tutor: Madi Stimson
I have a pet turtle named Rainbow. We just got her. She loves her stick. She keeps escaping, but we find her. We bring her back home. We don’t know why she escapes.
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The Princesses and the Flowers By Noelle Jung Tutor: Laney Summerlin
Once upon a time, Princess Fairy and Princess Ellie were having a picnic at the flower garden at the castle. Princess Ellie didn’t notice that the flowers wilted. Princess Fairy said, “Let’s give them water and sun.” Then Princess Fairy and Princess Ellie played in the flowers!
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World War II By Yael Martinez Tutor: Lexi Sykes
World War II started on September 1st, 1939 in Poland. The war began when Germany stormed Poland with the plan to take it over and share the land with the Soviet Union. World War II had two sides: The Axis and the Allies. The Allies group was led by Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America. The Axis group was led by Germany, Italy, and Japan. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany. He talked the German people into taking back the land to improve the German economy. Hitler and the Nazi party started the Holocaust. The United States announced war on the Axis after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. United States Army made their way into Germany on September 11th, 1944. The Japanese officially surrendered to the Allies on September 2nd, 1945, when the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. The war ended September 2nd, 1945, in Germany.
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By Ethan Jones Tutor: Katie Truesdale
Fortnite is my favorite videogame. I like Fortnite because I can play with my friends, do challenges, and buy stuff from the item shop like skins. I got a skin from doing challenges. The challenge was going in the rift at Loot Lake and landing at KEVIN THE CUBE. Then I went inside the CRATER and searched inside a Fortbyte. Then I got a skin. I got the Scientist. It is red and black and comes with a matching book bag and wrapper.
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The Most Daring Mission By Maxton Pridgen Tutor: Emma Twigg
“Hey this is Mike. I am the bravest one, I like to go on adventures, and I have a lot of friends.” “Hi this is Ike. I am shy. I only have three friends, and I do not like going to new places at all - only if people force me to.” Mike and Ike are in their rocket ship about to land on the moon. They are going to tell us the good, the bad, and the great things about being on the moon. “This is Mike and I am going to tell you the good, the bad, and the great things of being on the moon. The bad part is meteor showers. I am braver than Ike, so it does not bother me. But Ike hides behind me as the meteors shoot by. One time they almost hit Ike! The good part of the moon is landing safely. The great part is finding a girl on the moon. They are something we see once in a blue moon! I crack myself up.” Mike and Ike land back on Earth safely. They are going to explain the good, the bad, and the great things about being on land. “Hi, this is Ike and I am going to tell you the good, the bad, and the great things about being on land. The bad is gravity because you can’t jump around. On the moon, you can jump super high because it is very bouncy. Mike, could you say the rest about the good, the bad, and the great?” “No Ike, I always do it. YOU tell it.” “Ok, the good part is also gravity because it keeps us on the ground when we jump high. The great part is landing successfully.” Mike and Ike miss the moon, but they are brave astronauts. Their most daring mission of them all was when they went on a picnic!
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The Adventures of Dog Man & the Minecraft Fox By Hayden Heglar Tutor: Amber Wickham
Dog Man and the Minecraft Fox live in a city called Haydensville. It is a safe city, but one day while they were watching the news, it came over the screen that there was a robber in town. He just stole from the bank of Haydensville. Dog Man and the Fox were on a mission to catch the robber. The robber was hiding in his secret layer. The fox used his good smell and found the robber. They caught him and brought him to jail.
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My Family By Noah Harpold Tutor: Brooklynn Wohlschlaeger
I love my family. They love me. We go to Pelicans. We shop at Target. I love my family.
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Ghost By Micah Oborne Tutor: Emily Woodard
The ghost passed the door.
The ghost passed the window.
The ghost passed the table.
The ghost passed the cat.
The ghost passed the chairs.
The ghost passed Mom and Dad.
Whooooo.
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An Acrostic Poem about Wrestling By Giovanni Wrisborne Tutor: Summer Woolard
Wahoo! Is what I say when wrestling comes on. Ricochet is a cool wrestler because he does
handstands.
Everyone in the crowd screams and cheers.
Sometimes wrestlers get injured. OW!
Thursday nights is when I watch wrestling.
Luke Harper is a beast at wrestling.
I love wrestling.
No one loves wrestling more than I do. Great, I am done with my poem so now I can watch
more wrestling.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 70 ~
Alternate Ending to the Three Little Pigs
By Emiliano Aguilera-Perez Tutor: Tanner Workman
[Starts from when the wolf is approaching the brick house]
The wolf tried to get inside the chimney, but the older pig put boiling water at the bottom so the wolf’s tail got burned. Then the three little pigs threw their burnt chicken at the wolf until he ran back into the woods. THE END
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What I Would Do if Someone Stole My Pumpkin
By Dominick Contreras Tutor: Aaron Wyatt
Hello, my name is Dominick! If someone stole my pumpkin, I would let them have it because I don’t know what they are going through, and I can just buy another one. If I find out who it was, I would have said, “You should have asked, but you can have the pumpkin.” The reason I feel this way is because my family taught me to give to other people, “BUT NOT MY SISTER!”
What would you do if someone stole your pumpkin?
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Jason the Velociraptor By Zander Zenteno Tutor: Abeer Zayyad
Once upon a time, there was a little dinosaur named Jason. Jason is a velociraptor. Jason just woke up and saw that the sun was shining so bright. His stomach growled. He was very hungry. He told his mama that he was going to find food. His favorite is chicken, especially fried chicken. As he walked, he heard a rustle in the bushes… “I’m scared!” said Jason. He heard the noise getting louder. “Oh no! Please do not eat me!” yelled Jason. Then, a baby bird jumped out of the bushes!
Jason said, “It was just a baby bird. There was nothing to be scared of.” Then, the baby bird, who was named Penny, started crying. She cried, “Help me, I cannot find my mama!” Jason said, “What is your name baby bird?” The baby bird said, “My name is Penny.” Jason asked, “Where did you last see your mama?” Penny replied, “Up in that tree,” as she pointed to the tallest tree in the land. Jason was surprised. “That tree is so tall!” he said. Then Jason's friend Terry the pterodactyl flew by.
Jason yelled “Hey, Terry! Come down here! I need your help!” Terry landed beside Jason. Jason asked Terry if he could take Penny back to her nest in the tallest tree in the land. Terry looked up at the tall tree. “Yes, I will take her!” Jason then thanked Terry and said “Bye, Penny! I hope you find your mama!”
It started to get dark so Jason decided to head home. When he got home, he found his favorite food, fried chicken, on the table.
“I love you mama. Thank you for all you do!”
THE END
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The Beach
By Journee Carr Tutor: Kat Rupp
One day Curious George and Miss Mousey went to the beach. They jumped in the water and went swimming. They had a fun time.
Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 74 ~
Oakley and Johnny’s Journey
By Oakley Bigness Tutor: Johnny Walton One day Johnny and I were walking in the forest. We were picking some apples when we saw an angry giant. He looked at us and BOOMED, “I want to fight!” I looked at Johnny and said,
“Good thing we have our lightsabers.” Then we battled. We did the attack party punch. We won. The crowd cheered and we became famous.
2 years later, we were heroes. We are called the bad guy fighters.
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