We Famous

STORIES AND ART BY THE KIDS OF THE WRITERS’ ROOM

VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 2 • SPRING 2017

Copyright © 2017 The Writers’ Exchange This book is a collection of the kids’ favourite writing and art that they created in the Writers’ Room during the winter and spring of 2017.

The Writers’ Exchange gets inner-city kids excited about reading and writing through mentoring and creative writing projects like this chapbook. All Writers’ Exchange programs are free for the children and families we serve, so we could not exist without the support of amazing donors, including Marily Mearns, the Waterbury Foundation, Social Venture Partners Vancouver, the Greyross Foundation held at the Vancouver Foundation, Bernard MacLeod, Linda Louis, the City of Vancouver, BPS Wealth Management, Megan Abbott, Nancy and Ted Maitland, Lynn and Gene Gerwing, the RBC Foundation, Leo and Florence Helzel, and the Wolrige Foundation. Thank you.

Writers’ Exchange 881 East Hastings Vancouver, BC V6A 1R8 vancouverWE.com We acknowledge that this book was created on the traditional unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

Design and layout: Claire Balderston, cbalderston.com Production coordinator and editor: Melissa Edwards Program coordinator: Haley Wells

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

generously donated the printing of this chapbook.

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.

contents hollywood dreams Two Poems, by Joey 1 The Time Machine, by Justice 1 Realistic, by Gabby 2 A Story About Mount Currie, by Celest 2 To Whoever Reads This, by B.Q. 3 Pizza Night, by Elijah 3 If I Was Prime Minister, by Jaykwon 3 If I Travelled in Time, by Lily 3 A Bubble’s Life, by Danielle 4 Captain Cobra’s Coolest Superpower, Part 2, by Aiden K. 4 My Dreams, by Claire 4 Ottawa vs. Canucks, by Aydin N. 5 The Emoji Book, by Makena 5

red carpet characters Calm Things, by Tatiana 6 My School, by Jachin 6 Fart Island..., by Quinlan 7 School Haiku, by Ryan 7 The Story of the Candy, by Brooklyn 7 Gerald Drops Piggie’s Toy, by Patrick 8 Plankton Steals the Recipe, by Sophia 8 Green vs. Black, by Nirbhay 9 The Grossery Gang Has a Yucky Day, by David 9 The Riddle Book, by Leandro 10 The Two Things That Make Me Feel Calm, by George 10 Bod the Egg, by Max 10 Semira and Eden Text, by Eden and Semira 11 Jessica Texts with a Friend, by Serenity 11

vip animals Mr. Octopus, by Eleazar 12 Kitty Haiku, by Keira 12 Snowball for a Day, by Naomi 12 Sara’s Trip, by Nancy 13

The Adventures of Gimbo + Tonton, by Farhin and Hannah 14 Goldilocks, by Jessica 15 The Tiger Book, by Michael 16 Super Cat Girl, by Kyanna 16

star-studded action The Screamer, by Daisy 17 The Magical Rock, by Fiona 17 Lucas’s Walking Dead, by Lucas 17 The Old Lady and the Grandma, by Edwin and Sabrina 18 How Bob the Egg Got so Scared, by Ohiyesa 18 Me, by Daniella 19 Becka’s Spaceship, by Santina 19 Superhero Contest, by Braiden 20 A Short Story, by Victor 21

pokémon personalities A Pokémon Plot Summary, by Tyler 22 Jigglypuff, by Napaysni 22 Pokémon Battle, by Edward 23 Pikachu!, by Tiffany 23 The Mystery of Gengar Guessing Haunter, by Tristin 23 Jigglypuff Looks for the Others, by Jordan 23 Jigglypuff, by Adam 23

celebrity comics Top Hats, by Tessa 24 The Bunny Put the Egg Somewhere, by Kulus 25 Julie, by Ella 26 The Time I First Slapped My Face, by Corbin 27 Halo 5, by Xisiwe 28 The Food Fight, by Isabella 29 Average Day of Murtle, by Levi 30 Grades, by Andrew 31 Bright Sunny Day, by Clara 32 The Life of Denise, by Cathy 34 Unikitty Gets a Friend, by Summer 35 Pop Tarts Going to School, by Cami 36 Hocky Playoffs, by Jasper 38

hollywood dreams two poems

By Joey, age 9 The Dancing Calm Story Dancing makes me feel calm.

I dance during Red Fox times and during Hoobiyee.

I like dancing Native ways.

I dance like a wolf and an eagle.

When I am at Hoobiyee the sound of the drums tells me the beat and how to dance.

I like the motion of the dancers around me.

One of the songs I like is “Woman’s Warrior.”

“Woman’s Warrior” is a song and dance that represents all of the women and girls that have gotten lost and passed away.

I also like “Smooth Dancing.”

“Smooth Dancing” is nice nature music and it is slow like a snake. Dancing makes me feel calm.

The Nature Poem I like the trees.

I like the stream.

I like the bees.

But in my dream.

the time machine

By Justice, age 10 If I stumbled across a time machine I would go back in time to see what LPS looked like and buy some. After that I would go into the future to build a transportation machine so I could transfer myself anywhere I liked to. Then I would transfer to my house and make a sandwich—the best sandwich ever. Then I would get a glass of water and go to sleep.

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we famous realistic

By Gabby, age 11

Samantha was a little girl with a big imagination. Anything she drew was very realistic, so realistic that it was real. One day, as Samantha was walking to school, she pulled out her notebook and pencil and began drawing a skateboard. She pulled it out of the notebook and rode it to school. When she got to school, she got out her eraser, erased it and started drawing a cheeseburger. After her delicious snack and before her teacher came back, she changed all the clocks in the school to show she wasn't late. When the teacher came back, she thought school had just started when it was actually lunchtime. School ended at 8 p.m.

She drew a jet pack to ride home that night, and told her parents about how good that burger was.

a story about mount currie

By Celest, age 11 When I go to Mount Currie I like that we stop at Shannon Falls. When we go to the top of the stairs, we feel the mist from the waterfall. When I walk up the hill I like the smell of nature.

It smells like you are in a bed of moss, and you get to feel how the trees and bushes and bark feel when you touch them.

Shannon Falls makes me feel calm because it reminds me of Moricetown.

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we famous To Whoever Reads This

By B.Q., age 12 One cold winter day while walking through a forest, I came across something lying down. I walked up to it and it came alive and bit me. I struggled with it until it let go. Then I ran to the city, but when I arrived it was covered with those same things. I turned around and ran and locked myself in this storage room. Please, I don’t feel good . . . I think whatever bit me is sick or something. I feel it moving inside my body and it hurts . . . I can’t do this . . . I hear them outside . . . whoever finds this, pray for m . . . . . .

Pizza Night

By Elijah, age 8 Saturday we went to Pizza Hut! We ordered cheesy bread sticks. We ordered drinks. We sat down at the table. We waited for our food and drinks and we ordered a chocolate chip cookie. It was all delicious.

If I Was Prime Minister

By Jaykwon, age 11 If I was the prime minister, I would give people money! And give them jobs! And give them video games! And mansions for life! And give them pets! The end.

If I Travelled in Time

By Lily, age 12 If I travelled back in time, where would I go? I would go to when I was 1,283 years old so I could get some memories back. And when that happened I would go back and tell my family the whole story of what I saw . . . then I would wake up and, guess what, it would be just a dream.

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we famous A Bubble’s Life

By Danielle, age 10

This is Bubble. Bubble is celebrating her five-second birthday. You may think bubbles can’t live for a year or even a minute if they are flying in the air. But did you know that every second bubbles fly they turn older and older and older? Until they . . . POP.

Captain Cobra’s Coolest SuperPower, Part 2

By Aiden K., age 7 One day Captain Cobra met with some snakes. But then the snakes gave Captain Cobra the coolest superpower, one that no superhero has ever had. The superpower was called the “dust spin.” Captain Cobra really liked the superpower. Other superheroes wanted that superpower. But Captain Cobra gave the superpower to different superheroes.

Part 3 is coming next year!

My Dreams

By Claire, age 6 One day I dreamed I had a pet horse and I rode it. The end.

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we famous Ottawa vs. Canucks

By Aydin N., age 8 One day Taylor and Aydin were watching TV when the playoffs were on. Then Taylor was mad because the Canucks lost. So we vs’d on the rink and it was a tie. Then we said “good game.”

The Emoji Book

By Makena, age 9

There once was a winking emoji that was alone and nobody liked him.

Then one day a girl emoji came around ’cause she was new there. And then they met at school. She was a very nice girl and sweet to people.

A week later they became friends. Then a month later he asked her to prom and she said yes. And 20 years later they got married.

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Red-Carpet Characters Calm Things

By Tatiana, age 10 These are some things that make me feel calm: Lying down and listening to the rain.

Watching TV. Listening to the ocean.

Listening to birds sing.

Reading a book.

Drawing.

Listening to calm songs.

Having a picnic.

Looking at the clouds.

Having a massage.

Looking at the sky.

Looking at the trees.

Going to sleep.

Giving hugs.

Smelling the flowers.

Hugging kittens, puppies, pandas and soft stuff.

Staying at home.

Not listening to loud noises.

I feel calm.

My School

By Jachin, age 10 I have my best friend at school.

Sometimes I get ANNOYED when kids bully my best friend.

When I get hurt, my best friend helps me go to the office.

When we go to the office, everyone is really friendly.

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we famous Fart Island . . .

By Quinlan, age 6 Once upon a time there was Quin. He lived on Fart Island. There was a volcano that erupted farts! It smelled so much he had to plug his nose.

And then Quin farted a million times over the ocean and found Duck Island. Duck Island was a giant duck. The duck went crazy and tried to get Quin. So Quin sat on his tail and farted a million times to get to another island. He made it to Rock Island, which was actually Ant Island. Then he crushed the island, so he started to drown. So he farted a million more times to get to another island. This one was Bone Island!

Bone Island had tons of skeletons but they just fell down all the time!

Then Quin farted a lot because it got a million times more boring! And then he went to Thumbs Up Island. He thought it was just a mountain, until he saw it was a thumbs up.

School Haiku

By Ryan, age 10 Math is barely hard But French is barely easy Really, teachers, why?

The Story of the Candy

By Brooklyn, age 8 Part 1 One day a piece of candy was rolling down the street. But wait, oh no!

A bike came and . . . crackle!

Part 2 One day a family of lollipops was sleeping. But one snuck out and . . . died. R.I.P. Part 3 A lollipop ate a flower and then he ate another one and another. Then the next day he . . . died!

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we famous Gerald Drops Piggie’s Toy

By Patrick, age 8 It all started when Gerald dropped Piggie’s toy. And then Gerald ran away . . . and Piggie was right in front of Gerald.

Part 2 will come next year. Or will it?

Dun dun dun!

I’m sorry Say you’re sorry

Plankton Steals the Recipe

By Sophia, age 10 Hello, my name is SpongeBob. Right now I am playing with Patrick the starfish and we are in school doing math. When we first walked in, we read a book. After school we’ll get pizza and a milkshake. Mmm, so good.

Later . . .

Plankton came to the Crusty Crab to get the secret formula for the milkshake. He put a costume on and got the formula, and he took it back to the Chum.

“Ha ha ha! I will make them now and everyone will come to the Chum!

Ha ha! Now everybody’s going to come to the Chum Bucket” We told Mr. Crab it was okay, because Patrick and I had an idea.

“Welcome to the Chum Bucket, ha ha,” said Plankton. “Hey, you look like SpongeBob and Patrick! No, that’s dumb. You can come in.”

We got in, and yes, we got the formula, so we can make the food. Mmm. “Oh I will get them when they come out! I will get you SpongeBob.” Plankton wanted to fight Patrick and I. Guess who won? We did, yay.

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we famous Green vs. Black

By Nirbhay, age 9

The green ninja uses rockets to fly. The green ninja landed on Science World. We went to space and we destroyed Science World.

Nooooooooooo!

The Grossery Gang Has a Yucky Day

By David, age 9

Rotten egg got an appointment. “I need to get up,” said rotten egg.

“Aha!” said rotten egg.

HAPPY GROSS DAY!

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we famous The Riddle Book

By Leandro, age 6 Why did the banana go to the doctor?

Because he didn’t peel good!

The Two Things That Make Me Feel Calm

By George, age 10 I am calm when I am on the computer. It’s fun.

The games I play are called Alis.io and G-mod.

Prop Hunt is the best part of G-mod.

The other games I like are called Death Run and Sandbox.

The different game choices make me feel calm.

The other thing that makes me feel calm is swimming.

I am a level five in my swimming lessons.

My favourite stroke is the dog paddle.

I like the diving board and the slide.

My favourite swimming pools are Britannia and Splashdown, but Splashdown broke down.

Britannia has a diving board and a slide.

The water makes me feel calm when it goes up and down.

The water is warm and it is so soft.

Swimming with my family and friends makes me calm.

Bod the Egg

By Max, age 9 His name is Bod the screaming egg, dadada! When Bod went to the dentist’s room he fainted, but he was still screaming. So the dentist did her work. It took five hours at the dentist, but when he got home he fainted again and he never woke up.

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we famous Semira and Eden Text

By Eden, age 8, and Semira, age 8 Semira wonders what to text about . . .

Do you want to get some dinner?

Semira

Hi Semira! Remember about our play date tomorrow Eden

The next day . . .

Hi Semira Remember about our play date!

Eden

I just got ice cream Semira

Jessica Texts with a Friend

By Serenity, age 6

Hello Jessica. Are you OK and are you having fun?

I am.

OK. I am waiting for you.

OK. I am on my way.

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VIP Animals Mr. Octopus

By Eleazar, age 8

One day Mr. Octopus’s friend got captured by sinister snail.

Kitty Haiku

By Keira, age 9 Kitties are cute and Fluffy, but I’m allergic Very sad, I cry

Snowball for a Day

By Naomi, age 10 If I could be any animal for a day, I’d be a dog. My name would be Snowball, and I would be a golden terrier. I would live with a family and they would be rich and live in a mansion.

One day in the mansion there was a girl named Naomi. Mew mew mew. Mew . . . Oops, sorry, Naomi started talking like a cat!

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we famous Sara’s Trip

By Nancy, age 7

It was six or seven. Sara was late for school and there was a field trip.

Well, she had forgotten about the alarm clock. So she dressed up and went to the bus stop. She waited . . . and waited . . . and waited until the bus came. The teacher came to Sara and said, “Hurry the bus is leaving.” So she went. They went to the bird sanctuary and there were lots of chickadees. Flap, flap. She had lots of fun there and she said she would go every day!

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we famous The Adventures of Gimbo + TonTon

By Farhin, age 11, and Hannah, age 12

One sunny summer day at the beach, Gimbo and TonTon were hanging out. Gimbo suddenly got the hiccups. For hours and hours, TonTon tried to help Gimbo cure the hiccups, but they just wouldn’t go away.

TonTon suggested Gimbo drink some water. She drank some clean water. There was a moment of silence . . . HICCUP! Gimbo still had the hiccups, and they were worse now. But they were lucky because there was a doctor at the beach. The doctor told Gimbo that she had a case of hiccup-flu. The only way to cure it was to drink the milk of the Magical Cow and the Magical Goat. So Gimbo and TonTon went out to find a cow and a goat. They went out to every farm they could possibly find, but they just couldn’t find a cow or a goat.

TonTon and Gimbo gave up and went to get some ice cream. Gimbo got chocolate fudge, and TonTon got plain vanilla. Then, suddenly, TonTon remembered! Ice cream was made of dairy, which means milk!

Gimbo and TonTon went to ask the ice-cream dude where he got the milk for the ice cream. “Yo dude! Where you get the ithe-cweam?”

TonTon said in an accent. The ice-cream dude said, “Oh, well I milked a cow and a goat at the beach near the doctor’s office.” TonTon and Gimbo looked at each other and said “WHAAAT?!”

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we famous So Gimbo and TonTon went back to the beach, and went to find the Magical Cow and the Magical Goat. They went behind the doctor’s office and found the cow and goat. Gimbo said “Yo! That ithe-cweam dude was *HICCUP* right.” So TonTon got the bucket, and Gimbo milked the two animals. First they milked the goat, and then the cow. They took a glass and mixed both of the milks together. Then suddenly the milk turned green, then blue, and then all the colours of the rainbow. After that, Gimbo drank the milk. They waited to see if anything would happen.

Then suddenly Gimbo went “Moo! Meow! Woof! Ribbit! Jar Jiga JarJar Doo!” and she burped. TonTon asked Gimbo, “Are you alwight?”

There was another moment of silence. Gimbo took a deep breath.

“WHOA! That was funky, but my hiccups are cured. I‘m fine!” So Gimbo and TonTon went back to the beach to enjoy the extra time. But then TonTon . . . HICCUPED! To be continued?

Goldilocks

By Jessica, age 7

Once upon a time three bears lived in a house. Then Goldilocks came into the house.

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we famous The Tiger Book

By Michael, age 7

The tiger’s name was Titel. He was glowing in the dark. Titel was in the forest.

Super Cat Girl

By Kyanna, age 7

Kitten thinking about fish.

Dog thinking about taking a nap.

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Star-Studded Action The Screamer

By Daisy, age 8 Once upon a time a little baby egg was born. They named her Hope.

On her fifth birthday she went to the witch’s house. She asked the witch if she could be a boy. The witch said, “Only if you promise me that every day you will scream 100 times.” Hope said okay. “But what if I don’t scream 100 times?” asked Hope. “Then you will not be a boy anymore,” said the witch. And then the witch said, “From now on your name will be Ryon.”

The Magical Rock

By Fiona, age 9 Once upon a time there was a girl named Luna. One day Luna wanted a magical rock. She really, really, really wanted the magical rock. Next she went for a walk down the street and she got lost and didn’t know where to go. Later, she asked a stranger but the stranger covered her mouth. But she escaped! She found her house and she ran in and locked the front door and the back door. The next day, Luna went outside to find the magical rock. She found one, and she was so excited to ask it some things.

Lucas’s Walking Dead

By Lucas, age 11 Lucas is a good character because he watches Armando. Lucas got bit, but George saw the bite and they amputated Lucas’s hand to save him.

Then Lucas found out Armando had been saved. Then they walked past some zombies. They went into a police station, but that’s when Lucas started to turn into a zombie!

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we famous The Old Lady and the Grandma

By Edwin, age 10, and Sabrina, age 12 Once upon a time, there was a girl named Casey (K.C.) and she loved candy. Whenever her mom went to the supermarket she would always ask for candy, but her mother would never buy candy for her. So she would ask her dad, and he would also say no. So then she would ask her grandma to buy candy for her.

One day she went to the forest, because that’s where her grandma lived. She hadn’t seen her grandma in forever and she had forgotten what her grandma looked like. When she got to the forest, she saw this old lady. She asked if she was her grandma. The old lady said it was, but it wasn’t. So Casey followed the old lady to her home. When they got there, Casey wanted candy so badly, and the old lady gave her candy. But the candy was poisoned, so when she was walking home, eating the candy, she started to not feel good. So she went to the washroom and did her thing. When she was done she couldn’t breathe, so her mom rushed her to the hospital. The doctor said she had been poisoned, and in 50 minutes she would die.

Casey went back to the old lady’s house, but the old lady tried to get her. But Casey’s real grandma showed up, and spat water in Casey’s mouth to save her from the poison. Her grandma and the old lady started to fight. Casey started to feel better, so she helped her grandma defeat the old lady. Then her real grandma showed her where she lived and they were happy again. So the next day Casey asked her family for more candy.

How Bob the Egg Got So Scared

By Ohiyesa, age 8 He watched Stranger Things, Friday the 13th, The Human Centipede, Scream, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Midsomer Murders. And that is the story of how Bob the Egg got so scared.

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we famous Me

By Daniella, age 10 It all started when I saw him across the hallway. He stared at me with his blood-red eyes, giving me his death stare. Whatever happened after that is a blur, until my eyes shot open. I found myself in a room, tied to a chair. The first thing I saw in front of me was a doll that looked exactly like me, with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. It was staring at me.

I suddenly heard someone coming. It was him. I felt my eyelids getting heavy and before I knew it I had passed out.

I woke up trembling with fear. I searched my surroundings: Was I home? Was it all just a dream? My pillow was damp from my tears and my cheeks were hot from crying. I was still not convinced that it was a dream. I looked to my right and I saw a doll with dark brown hair and red eyes on my bedside table. I got up and went to the bathroom to wash my face, hoping it was all just a dream. I looked up at the bathroom mirror and realized that the girl in the mirror was me, but I couldn’t accept it. I couldn’t accept that who I saw in the mirror was me, with dark brown hair and red eyes. That was me, that will always be me.

Becka’s Spaceship

By Santina, age 7

Once there was a spaceship trying to get to Earth. Then the girl on the spaceship got to Earth. On Earth she saw a person running and she went to go closer look. She got mad and went back to space.

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we famous Superhero Contest

By Braiden, age 8

Once upon a time there were two superheroes and they were in a contest. The contest was to be the champion of the world. They got upset and had a fight against the wall. The wall started breaking, so they looked behind them, and then Spiderman started to say he was sorry. The whole city was in danger. Suddenly the superhero Seahorse saved the day and everyone was happy!

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we famous A Short Story

By Victor, age 13 On a cold winter day, while walking through a forest, a young man named Jonathan discovered a statue. It looked like Gaiea, the mother of earth. He examined the statue and he pushed something, and the statue started glowing with runes. Jonathan blacked out and fell on the cold snow. His consciousness faded away, just like his father’s did.

It triggered a flashback of his mom secretly crying. She didn’t want Jonathan to know this and make him worried. But he found out, and he did something about it. He got a guest to find his father, and that’s where he went next.

Jonathan woke up and found that he was in a cave covered in ancient stones with runes on them. But to Jonathan, they didn’t seem like runes. He saw words of advice . . . but for what? He went outside the cave, but there was no snow—instead there was grass, trees and animals. He saw Gaiea and asked what was going on. She said, “You . . . are the new father of Earth/Gaiea.”

After a ton of talking and lectures . . .

Can you help me find my father?” asked Jonathan.

“Why, I am your father,” said Gaiea, “but I must go now.”

“Wait! Can’t you go back to mother?” said Jonathan.

“I’m sorry. But goodbye.”

Cliché cliffhanger ending . . . Woooo. Use your imagination now.

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Pokemon Personalities

A Pokémon Plot Summary

By Tyler, age 7 One morning I was sleeping in my bed. Then I woke up. I realized that I had to get my first Pokémon to begin my journey. I got my first Pokémon and it was named Pikachu. I got him at the lab.

My mom was waiting for me outside the lab. She said, “Noctus, don’t forget to wash your underwear!”

“But mom, I am going to leave Pallet Town. I am on the airplane to Selodge City to go to my very first Pokémon gym battle.”

Then I saw a Froakie. He was somebody else’s Pokémon, but he will never listen to his trainer. We rushed to Professor Sycamore to show him the damage from Pikachu’s electric shock. Professor Sycamore said that Froakie is a starter Pokémon.

“Professor Sycamore, can I keep Froakie, please?” I asked.

“You may keep Froakie,” said the professor.

Then something began to happen to Froakie.

He evolved into Frogadier.

Jigglypuff

By Napaysni, age 7 My Gardevoir saw a Jigglypuff. It used moon blast. I caught it! It is rare to catch. I went to vs my friend Tyler. I won with Bulbasaur.

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we famous Pokémon Battle

By Edward, age 7 The Pokémon were battling. The fireballs were going to hit them.

Pikachu!

By Tiffany, age 8 I love Pikachu! Pikachu is the best! Pikachu is cute and sweet! Pikachu is powerful! Pikachu is colourful!

The Mystery of Gengar Guessing Haunter

By Tristin, age 6 Charmander goes into the haunted house.

Gengar Haunted appears and there is a Pokémon battle! Dragonite uses dragon breath!

Haunter uses dark pulls! Dragonite wins! Then suddenly a Charmander appears. He starts to evolve. A person and his Pikachu find a haunted house and they go in. Haunter beats Pikachu!

The person catches the Pokémon in his Pokéball.

Jigglypuff Looks for the Others

By Jordan, age 9 Jigglypuff was looking for Charmander. Charmander popped up and then Jigglypuff jumped. Then Pikachu flew in and Bulbasaur got up.

Squirtle saw Axew.

Jigglypuff

By Adam, age 7 Jigglypuff is eating goldfish and he is drinking a smoothie.

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Celebrity Comics Top Hats

By Tessa, age 11

To be continued . . .

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we famous The Bunny Put the Egg Somewhere

By Kulus, age 7

The bunny hid the green egg.

No one can find it.

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we famous Julie

By Ella, age 10

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we famous The Time I First Slapped My Face

By Corbin, age 8 Turn the page sideways to read the comic

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we famous Halo 5

By Xisiwe, age 9

117 battles the covenants

Red Team vs. Blue Team

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we famous The Food Fight

By Isabella, age 11

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we famous Average day of Murtle

By Levi, age 10

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we famous Bright Sunny Day

By Clara, age 11, and her volunteer mentor, Julian

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we famous The Life of Denise

By Cathy, age 10 0: Bed

1: Food

2: Gym

4: Work

3: More food

5: Accident

6: Coffin

7: Inside

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we famous UniKitty Gets a Friend

By Summer, age 8

Detention

Lunch

In class (she is late)

The teacher

Turn the page sideways to read the comic

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we famous Pop Tarts Going to School

By Cami, age 8

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we famous Hockey Playoffs

By Jasper, age 7

Goal

Goal

It was a game. It was the playoffs.

Turn the page sideways to read the comic

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Thanks to the 57 amazing volunteer mentors who helped with the spring 2017 programs at the Writers’ Room: Alei, Aleksandra, Alix, Amandine, Andrei, Brad, Britta, Celine, Christina, Craig, Daniel, Denise, DJ, Duc, Ella, Faith, Farrah, Fatima, Garry, Heather, Isabella S., Isabella T.G., Ivanna, Jared, Jiyoon, Joe, Joey, Joshua, Julia, Julian, Justine, Kelsey, Kirsten, Lierin, Mani, Maren, Maria, Melanie, Michelle, Mika, Mikayla, Mike, Navin, Nichelle, Paul, Riley, Sarah, Sean, Sheryl, Shuting, Stacey, Taylor, Tegan, Tessa, Veronica, Yasmine and Yiana