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. Author Showcase – Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory – Fall 2019 ~ 1 ~ 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