by Scot McAtee
Foreword
This volume marks the beginning of a new evolution in our TL Writing Club. Thanks to a generous donation from the TL Education Foundation, agreeable administrators at each of the elementary school buildings and several fantastic teachers who donated their time once a month by helping corral up to more than 80 exuberant K-5 kids after they’ve already spent 8 hours together and getting them interested in storytelling and writing, we’ve been able to create a real presence in each building. Our littlest Indians are thrilling us with their imaginations and we hope to see the growth continue into the middle school and high school as they move up the ladder. Twin Lakes Writing Club is growing and evolving beyond what we envisioned. We have 120 writers in this volume, the biggest ever. Our story is still unfolding; please stay with us as we turn the next page. As always, thank you for your support, dear reader. The kids love to see that people are listening to them and your continued and growing downloads show them they have a voice. – Mr. McAtee and Mrs. Kreiling, 2/17/2015
Elementary Schools
Suzie the Singing Snail
By Gabrielle McAtee
Once there was a snail named Suzie. She loved to sing but the problem is that she is so terrible that she makes all the animals cover their ears. Then one day there was a big show at Snail Cafe in China. And she wanted to enter it but she would have had to get on a plane. So she got on a plane and worst part about the plane when she was sitting next to a cat named Ginger. When she got to the cafe and she started to go on stage and she started to sing to a horrible song. Herald Horse, Gee Gee Gorilla, Ramen Snaily Snail, Gufuffy Dragon and Ginger cat started to make fun of her but Molly dolphin and Susie went to the backstage and they found a song that she liked and she went to the stage and she sang to her heart till the song was over. And she grew up and became a famous singer and had children and they grew up the same way.
Fluffy and Beuty
by Riley Miller
3-Harrison
Once upon a time there was a beutiful unicorn named Fluffy. Fluffy could not fly. All of the other unicorns laughed at Fluffy, even her sister. One day Fluffy net a new friend named Beuty. Beuty was the best fairy that could fly. Fluffy tried to fly but she could not. Fluffy was so sad and she was embarresed. All of her family could fly really well, just not her. One day Beuty said, Fluffy I can see that you can not fly, I will teach you. So Beuty taught Fluffy how to fly and every other unicorn felt sorry for Fluffy, so the next day they had a huge party in her honor. Everyone was happy that she could fly she even started a new tradition, a flying race and every year Fluffy won. The End.
Mr. Soap
Megan Vancleve 5-A
Mrs.Anderson
One day in the bathroom a bar of soap called scrub, scrub althought he didn’t like his name so everyone called him Mr. Soap wants to go out into the world. He slid over to his friend a little yellow towel called Tuck-Tuck. Tuck-Tuck was on the rack. “Tuck-Tuck?” asked Mr. Soap. “yes,” said Tuck-Tuck. Tuck-Tuck was very wise. “What is it like to be in the world?” asked Mr. Soap. “I’m not so sure?” said Tuck-Tuck. So Mr. Soap opened the window. “Don’t go! Its dangerous out there!” said the toothbrushes and the towels erriely. But Mr. Soap aqnd Tuck-Tuck didn’t care. They went out the window asnd land with a KepPlunk! They were out. Then Mr. Soap and Tuck-Tuck scooted across the sidewalk. Just then a man with a dog were coming torwards them. “Waa! Ruff! Whip Whip!” the man almost swlide on Mr. Soap and the dog almost riped Tuck-Tuck after the man and dog were gone Mr. Soap and Tuck-Tuck dicied to go back home. They got home and never went outside ever again.
The End
Addie Burns
2-H
I am a bacpac. I am black and pinck. I belong to a nice second grader named Addie. The problem is I don’t like going to school.
Leo
2-A
Mr. Spunge and Bob the buket where best frends. They live in in the kichen cabinets of the Dellingers house 3313 N. Lake Shore Dr. It was spring veckashion. And the Dellinger where leaving and Mr. Spunge and Bob where tring to clean the house but they connot find water they look and look and look but they still conn’t find water four days later the days before the Dellingers got back from spring break. They look in the sink they tirned on the sink and they found water so they cleaned the house.
Jerry the Mechanical Pencil
By Griffin Mcatee
5-Roth
Once upon a time there was a mechanical pencil named Jerry, a lion named Gemini lion, and a dragon named Guhfuffy. (He is a small blue.) His gang was at a graveyard in Tuscany at midnight. Then they heard yelling. Geminilion shouted “OH MY WOW, WHAT IS THIS CRAZY RACKET?” Guhfuffy responded, “I HAVE NO IDEA BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE PENCILS!) They all joked about undead pencils and scrumdiddliumptions cupcake vampires. Lightning flashed and they all screamed. It was Bloody!
His gang pushed around 3 screaming pencils, one blue, and the other two orange! Jerry exclaimed, “Bloody let them go!” Bloody replied, “Never!” in one of those creepy British accents “Let’s fight then!” yelled Redpen. “Yeah!” repeated blackpen. And then a fight broke out.
The fight was brutal. When the Twin Pens attacked Guhfuffy Geminilion screeched, “Alpha Omega, Delta, Gamma, SIGMA!” And a neon green laser beam shot out of his mouth and hit the Twin Pens. They exploded! Jerry jumped onto a grave. And Bloody followed. They were going to fight atop the grave still being dug.
They slashed at each other. They knocked with enough force to make a lion retreat! (Not Geminilion though he’s a lot stronger.) Jerry got behind Bloody and shoved Bloody fell, but he grabbed hold of a ledge! He croaked, “Help me,” But Jerry said, “No way!” and stepped on Bloody. Hefell, and the Pencils were safe! Everyone thanked Jerry and celebrated with scrumdiddliumptions cake, everyone was happy!