Leave It to Us!

Copyright © 2019 The Writers’ Exchange This book is a collection of writing and art created by the kids of the Writers’ Room during our fall 2019 after-school programs.

The Writers’ Exchange gets inner-city kids excited about reading, writing and their own potential through mentoring and creative projects like this chapbook. All Writers’ Exchange programs are free for the children and families we serve, and we could not exist without the support of amazing donors, including Social Venture Partners Vancouver, Marily Mearns, the Waterbury Foundation, Bernard MacLeod, Linda Louis, Megan Abbott, the Grayross Foundation held at the Vancouver Foundation, TELUS, the City of Vancouver, Sasamat Foundation, the Blue Planet Links Foundation, Nancy and Ted Maitland, Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, Jim Fletcher, Lindsay Mearns, John and Nina Cassils, the Edith Lando Charitable Foundation, Richard and Suzanne Cole, the Wolrige Foundation, Steve Munford, Leslie Lenny, Morie Ford, CLICK (Contributing to Lives of Inner City Kids Society), Scott Shaw, Royal Bank of Canada, Little Mountain Holdings Co., Mount Pleasant War Memorial Community Cooperative Association, Symcor and Rain or Shine Ice Cream.

207 – 877 East Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6A 3Y1 604-428-8228 | vancouverWE.com We are honoured to be able to provide safe, fun and welcoming programs for kids and their families on the unceded and traditional territories of the x wməθk wəyəm (Musqueam), skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and selílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

As uninvited guests on this land we are grateful to be able to enjoy this beautiful place and we are committed to building relationships and learning about ongoing traditional ways of life from our Indigenous friends.

Design and layout: Melanie Kwan | melaniekwan.com Cover and chapter illustrations: Graeme Zirk | graemezirk.com Creative lead: Haley Wells Activity leaders: Caitlin, Christina, Ginetta, Jacqueline, Max, Selina, Shanti Support workers: André, Ashley, Ciara, Lloyd, Mitra

These kind organizations support after-school programs at the Writers’ Room:

The Writers’ Room after-school program runs in partnership with Queen Alexandra FAMILY School and the Vancouver School Board’s Van Tech Community School Team.

generously donated the printing of this chapbook.

Contents We’re Getting Started Two Trees, by Aiyana P. The Frog, by Emerito Advice with Danielle 2.0, by Danielle Tips on Becoming a Drag Queen, by Sam The Stinky Potato, by Wren The Tooth Fairy Who Took My Tooth, by Ceyannah Superman, by C.C. Winter, by Brooklyn T. Nintendo’s History, by David Super Smash Bros., Part 1, by William C.

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We’ll Make You Laugh Nothing, by Kaveri The Hop-it, by Cosmo The Book of Randomness, by Tyler E. The Scooter Is Too Big for the House, by Kasen The Worst Book Ever, by Liam E. Orange Surprise, by Quinlan The Little Elf, by Lilac Gerald, Are You Ready to Play? by Phyllis Oof, by Leto Get on My Luvl, by Tyler R.

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We Love Animals Escaping the Cage for Dummies, by Cami The Little Lost Fox, by Katelee The Cat Scribble, by Oceania The Three Little Kitten Story, by Jasmine My Pets, by T.W.J. Elephant and Piggie Go Trick or Treating, by Jackson Ballet Cat, by Brooklyn B.

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We Love Food Egg and Waffle, by Eleazar The Superheroes, by Edward My Favourite Foods, by S.G. How to Make an Everything Bagel Dog, by Lily L. Menu, by Mako VS, by Napaysni Snacks and Things I Like, by Elijah Vegas and Disneyland, by Lily T.

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We’re Getting Spooky April Teddy and the Ghost Baby, by Tima The Basement..., by Shirley Walking Home Alone from Writers’ Room, by Daniella Fluffy and the Monster, by Jessica Scared Clown, by Meghan The Halloween Decorations, by Wilson Devil Friend, by Chloe B. Behind the Door, by Kaanan No One Knows, Part 2, by Hannah How You Make Your Pumpkin, by Daisy The Bat and the Mummy, by Jaden The Evil Bunny, by Kodaya

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We Have Adventures Sapie Robbing the Bank, by Shen Zhai Alien Invasion! Part 1, by Aiden Meme, by Anthony The Fire That Happened in the Hospital (a Real Story), by Kayla Lasglin, by Michael How to Survive the Alien from Nowhere, Part 3, by Joey Plans for Halloween, by Sophia M. Adventure Time, by Jordan

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The Unicorn Ice Cream, by Alianna Charry, by K.T. Kasen vs. Armando, by Armando Monster, by Aaron The Flying Heart, by Alison My Ari, by Aria Esparite!, by Jewel Happy Face Astronaut, by Lorinda The Book of Pokémon, by Jaxxon Ice King Does It Again, by Semira Emojis, by Serenity Super Smash Bros, by Andrei Two People Disappearing, by Keira W.

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Two Trees

By Aiyana P., age 7 Once there were two trees. One was nice and the other was mean. I loved the tree that was nice. I loved the birds when they sang sweet words. One day, some lumberjacks came. They wanted to have that fat branch. The trees said no, they said, “Stop, stop, stop.” But the lumberjacks did not listen. So another tree said, “Help the tree.” It said to a bee, “Go, he needs help.” The bee queen said, “But he is mean to us.” But they liked nature, so they went. They stung people. They said run. And they lived happy, happy after ever.

The Frog

By Emerito, age 7 There was a frog that was cute and that was nice. He didn’t have a school or a home. He had a mom and dad but they had nothing. He did have friends, but his friends didn’t have a home either. The best friend’s name was Frogler. But Frogler’s best friend’s name was Froggy. Frogler was sad because he couldn’t see his best friend. That’s because Frogler went to bed early and Froggy went to bed late. But Frogler snuck into Froggy’s house and they played video games with headphones. And they were happy again.

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Advice with Danielle 2.0

By Danielle, age 12 This is “very good” advice. Please don’t take this seriously.

I always get wet when it rains. I feel like if I wear a jacket, my shoes will get all wet and that’s just ew. I mean, I could use an umbrella but it’s too small.

Same. But just get a bigger umbrella or get umbrellas for your shoes.

Maybe it will be the new trend.

How do you stay motivated to do chores?

I hate chores too. Just always remember that you’re getting paid, and if you’re not, then quit.

My emo boyfriend doesn’t love me. What do I do?

First of all, dump him. Second of all, celebrate, because he didn’t love you anyway. Maybe you didn’t like him.

Help, how do I choose classes in high school?

Why would you go to high school?! Elementary is hard enough. But if you’re forced, then do the fun stuff, I guess.

Tips on Becoming a Drag Queen

By Sam, age 12 Here’s a tip from a 12-year-old on becoming a drag queen. If you’re going on Drag Race, try to learn how to sew because there will be a sewing challenge. If you’re gonna take off your wig in a lip sync, better have a wig under that wig, honey. Learn the words before a lip sync! Try to win Snatch Game and lot of main challenges. Try to be funny.

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The Stinky Potato

By Wren, age 7

Once there was a potato named Rot. He smelled very bad. He smelled so bad that he had no friends. Rot did get one friend, he was very tough and his name was Binky. Rot had a great idea—he tried lots of things to get him to be his friend. And it worked.

The Tooth Fairy Who Took My Tooth

By Ceyannah, age 7

Once upon a time there were two fairies standing outside of the fairy castle. They took my tooth. I looked under my bed but it was not there. Then I saw a note. It was from the tooth fairy. we're getting started

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Superman

By C.C., age 9

Superman was flying as usual and he was also hungry as usual.

When he got home, he found

Superman got really hungry and so he flew home.

So he ate all the food.

He ate and ate and ate and then he chillaxed on the sofa.

so so so much food.

Then when he woke up the next morning...

His abs were gone.

OH NOOOO

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Winter

By Brooklyn T., age 10

Time to start decorating.

Reindeer start prancing and dancing in the snow.

Everyone starts carolling.

Evergreens in your home all covered in tinsel with a silver tone.

Santa comes for milk and cookies all covered in white snow.

we're getting started

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Nintendo’s History

By David, age 9 Disclaimer: I won’t tell you about add ons, because they take too long. I will also skip colour TV and games from 1980-1990.

Nintendo’s first success was the NES. Consoles would not exist without it. Handheld started with GB, which was green and black, but Pokémon made it to the top from 1991 to 2010, right before the SNES came. But they needed 3D, so the N64 came right before the GBA, the same time as GC. From 2011 to 2017 the Wii made people work out.

The Wii was almost the same... Oops, I forgot the DS in 2004, the 3DS, and then the Switch, and Nintendo came back to their roots with the NESC and SNESC. Glossary GB = Game Boy NES = Nintendo Entertainment System SNES = Super Nintendo Entertainment System N64 = Nintendo 64 GBA = Game Boy Advance (note: I have a GBA) GC = Game Cube NESC = Nintendo Entertainment System Classic SNESC = Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic

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Super Smash Bros., Part 1

By William C., age 8

YOSHI MARIO DONKEY PIKACHU KONG

INCLI NE

KIRBY

K.O.

WINS!

we're getting started

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Nothing

By Kaveri, age 6

NOTHING!

NOTHING!

NOTHING!

NOTHING!

YAY!

YAY!

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The Hop-it

By Cosmo, age 9

HAMSTER BAGGINS

Aaaaaaa

ZZZZ

THUMP

Grrr, get out, you!!!

BUNDOLF

HI!

GASP

we'll make you laugh

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The Book of Randomness

By Tyler E., age 12

WHAT THE...

NICE DOG CAT

STUFF D FOO

COP CAR

RUN IT'S DOCK

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DUCK

The Scooter Is Too Big for the House

By Kasen, age 7

WOW!

NO

STOP

OOH

NO!

we'll make you laugh

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The Worst Book Ever

By Liam E., age 6

TRY YOUR BEST

I’m going to fight someone

HA

I FOUND SOMEONE

AWOOO NO

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HELP ME, YES!

Orange Surprise

By Quinlan, age 9

BEEP BEEZ BEEZ B'LATE

HMMM

WHAT'S AN ORANGE?

DEATH AN ORANGE IS...

we'll make you laugh

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The Little Elf

By Lilac, age 7 Once upon a time there was a little elf. He jumped onto a person in bed, and the person woke up. The little elf said, “Come on an adventure with me.�

And the person did.

Gerald, Are You Ready to Play?

By Phyllis, age 7

Follow me, I will show you where your ball is. Just come with me.

Ha ha, funny joke, Piggy!

Gerald, can you please not laugh. I know it is a joke.

Piggy, I have to tell you a thing.

What!

Oh well, go on.

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Oof

By Leto, age 11

OOF!

Hi I'm Oof and I like to oof!

OOF!

HI, I'M GOING TO DIE OOF!

I'M DEAD OOF

THE OOF we'll make you laugh

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Get on My Luvl

By Tyler R., age 10 AHHHHHHHH

let's go

Where is that little girL

360 scope a piece to me

Come here boys Hi my LuvL Get off my lawn

The

WORLD

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Reeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeee

noodles

Defeat me and the ninjas

I want noodles ub OK n

reeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee

Can I have some NOODLES! noodles?

No my nooooooodles

we'll make you laugh

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We Love Animals

Escaping the Cage for Dummies

By Cami, age 12

ESCAPING THE CAGE FOR DUMMIES STEP 2: Push door open with nose

THE END!

SIGH. I WANT TO GET OUT.

STEP 3: CLOSE DOOR

Credits Written by Tabby Drawn by Tabby Published by Tabby Inc.

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STEP 1: HIT LATCH UNTIL IT OPENS ACK WH CK A WH CK A WH

STEP 4: DO WHATEVER YOU WANT

GOOD BYE

The Little Lost Fox

By Katelee, age 7 One day there was a little fox named Evie. She lived in the forest. She loved picking berries. She had a little house, and she loved her house.

One day, Evie was walking outside and she got lost in the forest. She said, “Oh no, I’m lost in the forest.” She kept walking and walking and walking till she saw some berries, then she ate the berries. She kept on walking, then she saw a cave and a bear and said, “Oooo, a cave.”

It was getting darker, so she went into the cave.

“Hello,” said the bear.

“Hello,” said Evie, “can I live in your cave?”

“Sure, it’s kind of lonely in my cave,” said the bear. “My name is Nova.”

“Yay,” said Evie.

One day it was raining. “Good morning,” said Nova.

“Look, it’s raining outside,” said Evie.

“Aww, I wanted to play outside,” said Nova.

“But we can do crafts,” said Evie.

“Oh yeah. I’ll go get some paper and scissors and crayons,” said Nova.

“OK,” said Evie.

Then Evie and Nova started doing crafts. “I love doing crafts,” said Evie.

“Me too,” said Nova.

The sun was rising. “Look, the sun is out,” said Nova.

“Yay,” said Evie.

Then Nova and Evie became best friends.

we love animals

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The Cat Scribble

By Oceania, age 6

Once upon a time there was a cat and it was playing HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING. I WANT TO PLAY.

Ok, I am tired.

What is this?

I want to play with you.

I want to play with this carrot.

The Three Little Kitten Story

By Jasmine, age 7 Three little kittens were playing in the forest. One kitten got lost, so there were just two kittens. The other kitten got lost, so there was only one kitten left. But the other kittens were hiding, and surprise, it was the first kitten’s birthday! So they had a birthday party. They invited their mom and dad.

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My Pets

By T.W.J., age 10 Thumper is white and grey. He is super fluffy. He doesn’t like people holding him. Bella’s name is actually Mittens. Mittens likes being pet.

Mittens is an inside cat and only likes to jump on beds. Not jumping on beds, but just... The End >:) lol. ...jumping up to get on. Thumper and Mittens don’t get along Thumper likes to eat vegetables and Mittens eats cat food. Mittens sleeps a lot. Thumper doesn’t sleep at all.

Now it’s The End, he he.

Elephant and Piggie Go Trick or Treating

By Jackson, age 6

They dress up as vampires. They switch into piggies. Then they switch in to glue sticks. The end!

I like to dance

Ballet Cat

By Brooklyn B. age 6 Hi, my name is Ballet Cat and I am five years old. I like to dance. I’m amazed by ballet!

we love animals

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We Love Food

Egg and Waffle

By Eleazar, age 11

i'm egg

i'm waffle

Who's the best breakfast?

TRY NOW!

EGG ON WAFFLE! ★

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The Superheroes

By Edward, age 10

All the superheroes were hungry, so they went home. Captain America made lasagna, fries and spaghetti. When Captain America was bringing in the drinks, the food was all gone because Garfield ate it all! What would you expect? It is Garfield.

Captain America kept Garfield outside, and Thor made more food. Robin kicked everyone out so nobody else could eat the food.

Then all the heroes came over for Thanksgiving. They all had a good meal except for Garfield. Garfield stood outside and smelled the food.

He got chills because he was jealous.

we love food

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My Favourite Foods

By S.G., age 8 My favorite foods are ice cream, chips, pizza, hot dogs, yogurt, apples, candy and cupcakes.

How to Make an Everything Bagel Dog

By Lily L., age 10 To combine the power of a bagel and hot dog you need: • A bun • A hot dog • And cream cheese • 1-2 thinly sliced onions • Garlic powder • Poppy seeds • Sesame seeds • Dried onion • Salt • Ketchup • Hot sauce

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Menu

By Mako, age 9

Breakfast:

Toys:

Apple $2

Bird $3

Banana $2

Pikachu

$5

Owl $4 Snake

Lunch:

Toys:

Vanilla, mint, chocolate or

Dog $4

Bird $3

strawberry ice cream $2

Crabby patty

$5

Roasted chicken

$2

$7

Sweet or savoury tomato $5

Dinner:

Toys:

Kabob arrow

$5

Bee

$5

Crispy rice balls

$6

Unicorn

$6

Bird

$3

Shell

$4

Chocolate sprinkle special donut $4 Banana split

$4

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VS

By Napaysni, age 9

lollipop

carrot

gum

broccoli onion

mint

pl an te r

battle! ca du rro pli ts ca te

onion! burns

winners!

3rd 2nd 1st

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Snacks and Things I Like

By Elijah, age 11 I love granola bars, Chips Ahoy, lunch, poutine with double bacon and cheese from New York Fries, Subway with turkey and cheese or steak and cheese. Sometimes I eat breakfast at A&W, but not too much.

I like hanging out with my friends, and the Starbucks dragonfruit refresher.

Vegas and Disneyland

By Lily T., age 12 When I went to Disneyland I got a picture with the Evil Queen. I also went to Las Vegas and saw a Keith Urban concert and caught confetti! I had hot dogs, pancakes the size of a Subway wrapper and pizza that was two slices wide and long.

we love food

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We’re Getting Spooky

April Teddy and the Ghost Baby

By Tima, age 8

I AM TIRED

SCARY

I AM SCARED

HEE HEE HEE

SWEAT HEE HEE HEE

HEE HEE HEE

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HEE HEE HEE

The Basement...

By Shirley, age 9

THE BASEMENT

She went down to the dark basement

SHE WAS VERY SCARED

SHE SAW A CHEST

SHE HEARD MOVING

She opened it and saw...

*RUMBLE * ...a white jelly bean with pink hearts?! And guess what...

She ate it. we're getting spooky

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Walking Home Alone from Writers’ Room

By Daniella, age 12 In my seven years of Writers’ Room, I have walked home alone for two years. And walking home alone (especially during the winter) is terrifying. When you leave the school, at first you’re okay. Then your mind tricks you into thinking that someone’s looking at you, and if you hear a scary sound you start walking faster. The dark, eerie sky doesn’t help at all. If you think that was scary, wait until you reach the deserted neighbourhood. From there, it goes downhill. The silence starts scaring you more than any sound, and you just give up and run home. Once you get home, you have to prepare your brain for next week’s walk.

One week later…

You’ve had a good day at Writers’ Room, but now it’s time for the dreadful walk home. It is even darker than last week and none of your friends could walk you home. But as you keep walking, nothing really happens. This is when you realize the calm before the storm is a serious phrase. Because when you are just a few blocks away from your house, you hear a loud set of footsteps…

To be continued...

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Fluffy and the Monster

By Jessica, age 9 Once upon a time it was Halloween! Fluffy was scared! Because there was a scary giant monster. She ran away. Then they saw an old abandoned house.

To be continued...

Scared Clown

By Meghan, age 7 Once upon time there was a crazy clown who liked to scare everyone. He stole all of the food in the mall at midnight.

Then a fox came to the mall and scared the clown.

The Halloween Decorations

By Wilson, age 8 You saw spiders, eyeballs, bats, spider webs, ghosts, a Halloween Ding Dong, rockets and stars.

we're getting spooky

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Devil Friend

By Chloe B., age 10

100 years ago, devils and angels battled, but one devil didn't battle. She wanted a friend, so she asked an angel.

Do you want to?

devil

Be my friend, yes

Yes, said the devil.

Yes, said the angel.

yes

yes

angel

3 years later, the devil and angel were friends, but this happened.

not We'reends fri

ok

angel's dad devil

angel

The devil and the angel are done. devil

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angel

Behind the Door

By Kaanan, age 8

La la la la

La la la la

OCK KN C K O KN C K O KN

SHOULD WE OPEN IT?

What's at the door?

YEAH

La— huh?

La— huh?

La— huh?

IT'S NOT HALLOWEEN

La— huh?

La— huh?

TRICK OR TREAT ...OH

we're getting spooky

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No One Knows, Part 2

By Hannah, age 9

They found the person who poisoned the food.

His name was...Mike. Mike was 28 and an adult.

Turns out, he was in prison when he was 20 and was released when he was 24. Now he is in prison 4 LIFE! When the owner of the restaurant found out, she made another restaurant.

HER NAME WAS ALYSSA

MY COOKIE!

Mike's wife, Nicole, visited Mike and got revenge. She...

OLE NIC

I forgot—she had powers.

Now she is the most dangerous criminal inthe world!

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RA PERNDOM SON

TO BE CONTINUED ...

How You Make Your Pumpkin

By Daisy, age 7

Happy

Sad

Surprised

Excited

BOO

The Bat and the Mummy

By Jaden, age 7

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The Evil Bunny

By Kodaya, age 7

I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY WABIT!

KNO C

K

IS IT HIM?

WABIT TOO NASTY TO SEE

WABIT!!!

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WOOK WHAT I HAVE

We Have Adventures

Sapie Robbing the Bank

By Shen Zhai, age 8 You are under arrest!

SAPIE WAS 5 YEARS OLD AH HA!

WAAAAA

THIS IS SAPIE'S BROTHER

I AM ALREADY IN JAIL

HELLO, SAPIE?

...

AFTER AND THEN...

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Alien Invasion! Part 1

By Aiden, age 10 It was a normal day in Venice city and five kids were walking together on the street. The kids’ names were Robert, Gary, James, Prisha and Molly. Then, all of a sudden, a UFO was spotted in the sky. When the UFO landed, the aliens came out with laser guns. The five kids wanted to investigate the UFO, but everyone else started to run away.

The five kids got inside the UFO. It was very dark. Molly turned the lights on, but when they came on she suddenly disappeared.

Everyone wondered where she went. Then an alien suddenly appeared and made a portal to another dimension. The alien shoved Gary, Prisha and James in the portal. But not Robert. Instead the alien shoved Robert outside.

Meanwhile, Gary, Prisha and James were in a pizzeria. An alien was was already there. The alien was also controlling Prisha! Prisha was now begging the alien to join the team. The alien said yes. Then Prisha fainted.

But them something weird happened. Gary suddenly disappeared just like Molly did. So James was all alone in the pizzeria. But then the alien was also controlling James. Meanwhile in the real world, Robert somehow got back in the UFO. Gary suddenly appeared beside Robert and they went to investigate the UFO together. On the way they found Molly! So now it was the three of them investigating the UFO. A few minutes later they mistakenly went through a trap door!

And they were falling. Once they got to the bottom, an alien was there. And the alien was now controlling Robert and Molly! All of a sudden, James and Prisha appeared and Gary was the only one that was not controlled by the aliens. And everyone else was surrounding him.

To be continued...

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Meme

By Anthony, age 12 WHEN YOU GET MELEE KILL IN LASER TAG

Get nae nae’d

The Fire That Happened in the Hospital (a Real Story)

By Kayla, age 11 My cousin is a teenager and he made the garbage catch fire. Me and my other little cousin ran to another room and waited until the fire department came and put out the fire. I told the nurse at the hospital to call Code Red. I was scared, because I didn’t want the fire to spread.

When the fire department came, they put out the fire, and put us in another hospital. After my family got transferred to another hospital, my auntie said, “You saved my son’s life.”

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Lasglin

By Michael, age 9 There was a good guy and his name was Lasglin. He had a cough, but the villain stole the medicine that would make him get better. When Lasglin was asleep, the criminal Joker’s assistant stole the medicine.

Lasglin had to tell Batman, another good guy, to get it back. Batman defeated the Joker’s assistant and took the medicine away in his pocket. Batman gave the medicine to Lasglin. Lasglin gave Batman a carrot cake for getting his medicine back. Then Lasglin got better and was Batman’s assistant.

How to Survive the Alien from Nowhere, Part 3

By Joey, age 12 This is the continued version of my last story.

Now, do you want to know what happened to the people? Get ready, if you do. It’s gonna be epic... ...Sorry, I got bored because of this story. I’ll finish this story in the next book.

Plans for Halloween

By Sophia M., age 12 I go home and get ready. I straighten my hair, hang out inside and do Tik Tok. I go outside at 5 pm and see everyone’s costumes. At 9 pm I go to the fireworks.

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Adventure Time

By Jordan, age 12

ADVENTURE TIME

THOSE ARE FIGHTING WORDS HI

VS

VS

ME

I'M THE WINNER OOOOO

...

WINNER WHAT

AAAAA

I WIN

WINNER

we have adventures

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The Unicorn Ice Cream

By Alianna, age 8

I WANT TO PLAY

I AM BORED HI WHEEE

TO BE CONTINUED... ★

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Charry

By K.T., age 10 Name: Charry Gender: Gender fluid Skin tone: Pink Hair: Long and black Style: Goth Marks/tattoos: Scar on face Friends: Celery

Kasen vs. Armando

By Armando, age 7

CONNECT 5

THE WINNER GETS $5,000,000

TIE

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Monster

By Aaron, age 7

YUM ROAR AAAAAA

HI

The Flying Heart

By Alison, age 6 The flying heart had a best friend, and her name was Unicorn. She flew too. They did gymnastics in the same class.

My Ari

By Aria, age 7

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Esparite!

By Jewel, age 8

Her name is Meline

Happy Face Astronaut

By Lorinda, age 10

I’m happy because you’re here. I like to say hi to people.

I say things like “hi” and “bye.”

we are creative!

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The Book of Pokemon

By Jaxxon, age 7 Once there was a Pokémon and he was a basic. And he was alone. He didn’t have any friends. His name was See Dot. He had a friend, and the friend’s name was Squirtle. They met at a kanto. They played, and then they met Bagon. And they had a party and they played again.

Ice King Does It Again

By Semira, age 10

HELP

Finn: Let’s go see BMO Jake: OK, bro. BMO! Beemo: Finn, Jake, I got a new game.

Finn: Great, let’s play.

Beemo: OK. Jake: Ya. Jake: Ice King captured the princess again.

Finn: Looks like we go to... What? Let’s go.

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Emojis

By Serenity, age 9

Some are sad, mad, happy, wired, weird, amazed, surprised, crying, in love, tired, normal, cool i'm m at yoad u

i'm

Oohhh My g ! od! appy I am h it's e s u a c be rthday i b my Why ar you meane ?

m cal i'm

i'm s illy

d tire

than k sant you, a

for ied r, if r r wo che I'm e tea's sad th she

i'm i'm aglad kid

deres on i whe lik if me

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Super Smash Bros

By Andrei, age 8

Super Smash Bros Ultimate G GO OTTA FAST

GLITCH TO BE CONTINUED ...

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LEAVE IT TO US!

Two People Disappearing

By Keira W., age 12

we are creative!

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Autographs

Thank You to Our Mentors

These 33 volunteer literacy mentors helped the kids read, learn, and create during our fall 2019 after-school programs at the Writers’ Room.

We couldn’t do it without them!

Abu, Afsaneh, Alison P., Allison R., Amanda, Angelina, Barnini, Bree, Carly, Emily, Geetu, Harsimran, Itzia, Joanne, Kate, Leah, Maria, Mark, Mel, Michaela, Namar, Nancy, Nicole, Nina, Rachel, Samuel, Sarah, Siobhan, Sonya, Stacey, Terrence and Yuliya